Landlord, Tenant and Property

• Human Rights Do Not Justify Possession of Property by Trespasser

  • Posted18 December 2012

  When a council tenant who suffers from depression moved into his late brother’s council flat after he had died, the council was none the wiser for a considerable period of...

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• Right to Light Does Not Pass on Conveyance

  • Posted30 November 2012

  Contrary to popular belief, there is no ‘right to light’ as such under English law, but where light has been enjoyed continuously and without interruption for 20 years, an ‘easement’...

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• Buyer Not Bound by Uncorroborated Verbal Agreement

  • Posted13 November 2012

  Yet another case involving a dispute over a verbal agreement was decided recently. It involved a company that was the owner of three properties, which it intended to sell...

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• Judge Rules on Recession-Hit Developers’ Contract Dispute

  • Posted25 October 2012

  Property developers who fell out when a large-scale residential and commercial project was hit by the credit crunch have had their contract dispute resolved by a High Court judge. ...

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• Student Accommodation Development Receives Green Light

  • Posted11 October 2012

  A judge has underlined the importance of local employment opportunities as a factor to be taken into account when considering the grant of planning permission, in this instance for a...

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• Failure to Observe Agreement Terms Invalidates Break Notice

  • Posted26 September 2012

  A tenant wished to break its lease and served the appropriate notice on its landlord. However, the tenant had taken a supplemental lease on the adjacent premises after entering into...

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