Landlord, Tenant and Property

• What is a ‘Residential Unit’? High Court Rules

  • Posted29 December 2014

  A couple who made £13 million by selling their land for residential development are in line for a further very substantial sum after the High Court interpreted in their favour...

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• Apartment Block Tenants Face £20 Million Bill for Freehold

  • Posted16 December 2014

  The Central London residential property market is known to have risen to dizzying heights over the last few years, which has led to the victory by residents of a prestige...

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• Restriction on Goods Sold Breaches Competition Law

  • Posted4 December 2014

  It is not uncommon for a landlord to want to preserve a ‘balance’ among the tenants trading in a commercial development and therefore to restrict the number of tenants in...

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• Landlord Has Limited Liability for Nuisance of Tenant

  • Posted21 November 2014

  When a tenant causes a nuisance to other tenants or to people nearby, the tenant is obviously the person responsible for the nuisance. However, can the landlord also be...

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• New Lease Denied for Tenant Who Breached Terms

  • Posted10 November 2014

  When an unsatisfactory tenant applied to extend the lease on the shop and house premises she rented, the landlord wished to terminate it instead and seek a new tenant. ...

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• Deductions for Defects Must Be Appropriate

  • Posted24 October 2014

  When work done by a contractor is deficient, the standard JCT form of contract allows an ‘appropriate deduction’ to be made from payment where the work is not to be...

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