Landlord, Tenant and Property

• Landlord Faces Six-Figure Bill for Notice to Quit Error

  • Posted17 August 2017

  Correct service of legal documents may seem like a technicality to non-lawyers, but it is of crucial importance and should only be entrusted to professionals. In one case that resoundingly...

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• It Was Wrong, But Whose Fault Was It?

  • Posted7 August 2017

  When a person takes professional advice and a loss follows, it is normal to look for compensation through the professional’s indemnity insurance policy. In order for the professional to...

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• Procedural Failure Means Court of Appeal Hearing for RTM Company

  • Posted14 July 2017

  The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 gives tenants of qualifying premises the right to have the landlord’s management functions transferred to a right to manage (RTM) company so that...

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• Annoyed With a Tenant? Don’t Take the Law Into Your Own Hands!

  • Posted5 July 2017

  The law protects tenants against mistreatment and landlords who ignore their tenants’ rights are courting disaster. In one case that strikingly proved the point, a landlord who unlawfully entered his...

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• Restrictive Covenant Modification Enables Home Development

  • Posted16 June 2017

  Restrictive covenants often date back many years and a delicate balance sometimes has to be struck between their enforcement and the public interest in efficient use of the increasingly scarce...

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• Council Obliged to Give Reasons for Approving Stadium Development

  • Posted2 June 2017

  There is no statutory requirement for local authorities to give reasons for granting planning consent. However, an important Court of Appeal case concerning a football club’s controversial plans to build...

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