by admin | Jan 15, 2020 | Adjudicating Panel, Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent, Residential
Two Legal Notices have recently been published following the enactment of the Private Residential Leases Act. Legal Notice 354 of 2019 on the Adjudicating Panel for Private Residential Leases Regulations, 2019. The Adjudicating Panel for Private Residential Leases is...
by admin | Jan 7, 2020 | Landlords, Law, Lease, Property, Rent
Private residential leases act enacted The much debated residential lease bill has finally been passed by Parliament through Act XXVIII of 2019. The Private Residential Leases Act addresses current housing realities and aims to protect tenants from abusive practices,...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent, Uncategorized
Court of Appeal acknowledges rent laws violation of owners’ right to property and increases compensation A recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Anna Galea et vs L-Avukat Generali u Saint Julians Band Club has awarded further damages to property owners aggrieved...
by admin | Oct 24, 2019 | Human Rights, Landlords, Property, Rent, Rights
Recently there has been a shift in what Maltese courts consider to be an adequate remedy for landlords whose property rights have been violated by the state. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has criticised our domestic courts on a number of occasions, for...
by admin | Sep 11, 2019 | Consumer Rights, EU, Human Rights, Landlords, Property, Rent
European Court of Human Rights lambasts the Maltese Constitutional Courts for failing give an effective remedyThe prevailing recent judgments delivered by the Maltese Superior Courts act as a testament to the fact that the Courts of Malta have began to crystallize...
by admin | Jul 18, 2019 | Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent
The Maltese rent laws have over the years gone through a number of amendments. The liberalisation of the private rentals sector in 1995, following the overly-regulated regime previously in force, allowed the parties the freedom to contract as they wished. With the...