Anya Newman achieves a major test-case victory in the First-tier Tribunal

Anya Newman achieves a major test-case victory in the First-tier Tribunal, successfully defending a challenge that affected nearly 200 linked claims.

Anya Newman secured a significant victory for the landlord in the Humberston Fitties litigation, a First-tier Tribunal test case with implications for nearly 200 leaseholders. Successfully defending a challenge to the recovery of water and sewerage charges, she persuaded the Tribunal that the landlord’s methodology for procuring, allocating and recovering the costs was reasonable throughout. The decision resolved the lead claim and set the course for the determination of approximately 182 linked cases, making it a case of substantial strategic importance for large-scale residential property portfolios.

Case details: Collett v Tingdene Holiday Parks Ltd MAN/00FC/LSC/2023/0072