Landlord, Tenant and Property

• Restrictive Covenants Are Not Necessarily Insurmountable

  • Posted23 November 2018

  Property title deeds often contain restrictions on future use of the land and one of the most common is a requirement that only one house can be built on a...

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• Changes to the Definition of HMO – Landlords Take Note

  • Posted5 November 2018

  With burgeoning numbers of students and a continuing housing shortage, residential property for letting has been a popular investment for several years. Many such investments are in houses in...

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• Registration of Property Owned by Foreign Entities

  • Posted22 October 2018

  Under draft legislation now in Parliament (the Registration of Overseas Entities Bill), the Government is intending to establish a register of the beneficial ownership of properties in the UK where...

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• Unilateral Mistake – High Court Rectifies Terms of Commercial Lease

  • Posted10 October 2018

  Signing leases is a serious business and both landlords and tenants are expected to live with their terms, however onerous they may be. However, as a High Court case illustrated,...

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• Court Refuses to Act as Referee to Determine Appropriate Repair Scheme

  • Posted24 September 2018

  Anyone who has bought a new build property will be familiar with a ‘snag list’ of items that should be rectified. Normally these don’t present too many issues, but when...

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• When is a Year More Than a Year?

  • Posted6 September 2018

  When a landlord appointed agents to manage properties in London, it did so under an agreement for 12 months, which was specified to continue on a yearly basis until terminated...

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