#2026/569Tribunal Jurisdiction for Telecoms Code Tenancy Disputes
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This regulation moves certain landlord and tenant disputes about telecoms code rights from the ordinary courts to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal in England and Wales. It applies where a tenancy mainly exists to grant electronic communications code rights, and to claims for compensation linked to the exercise of those rights. Telecoms operators, landlords, property owners, and tenants involved in access arrangements for communications infrastructure should expect these disputes to be handled in the tribunal system from 30 July 2026. Cases already started in court before that date stay in court.
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Key Changes
- Transfers specified telecoms code tenancy disputes under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
- Covers proceedings where the tenancy mainly grants electronic communications code rights, including related compensation claims
- Preserves existing court cases that began before 30 July 2026
Obligations
What this law requires
From 30 July 2026, proceedings under Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 where the tenancy is a subsisting agreement and its primary purpose is to confer electronic communications code rights must be treated as proceedings for the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal rather than the ordinary courts in England and Wales.
From 30 July 2026, proceedings under section 34B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 for compensation for the exercise of code rights must be treated as proceedings for the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal rather than the ordinary courts in England and Wales.
Proceedings under Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 that were commenced before 30 July 2026 remain within the jurisdiction of the court and should continue as if these Regulations had not been made.