(1) Muca (Appellant/Defendant) v El Amrani (Respondent/Claimant) (2) Harker & Ors (Applicants) v Hughes & Anr
Wednesday 15 April 2026
(1) By Appellant’s Notice filed on 02 January 2026, the Appellant appeals a Romford County Court order.
A possession order required the tenant to give up the property by 22 January 2026. The key issue is whether a landlord who failed to give the tenant the last gas safety record from before the tenancy began can still use section 21 Housing Act 1988.
The order from the County Court allowed the landlord’s appeal and set aside the order of a District Judge, which had dismissed the claim. The landlord was granted outright possession of the property.
(2) By Appellant’s Notice filed on 24 February 2026, the Applicants apply for permission to appeal a Central London County Court order.
The issue concerns the interaction between 21 Housing Act 1988, the 2015 Assured Shorthold Tenancy Regulations, and the 1998 Gas Safety Regulations, the statutory scheme governing when a landlord may recover possession under section 21. A District Judge granted possession in February 2025. On appeal, the County Court reversed that decision, holding that failure to supply last gas safety record before the tenant occupied the property bars reliance on section 21 Housing Act 1988.
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