Residential Property

• ‘Humanitarian’ Residential Landlord Fails in Novel Banning Order Appeal

  • Posted6 October 2023

  Residential landlords who neglect their legal obligations to the point of criminality can be hit with banning orders that are likely to put them out of business. In a case...

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• Adverse Possession – Couple Win Legal Title to Disputed Garden Plots

  • Posted15 September 2023

  Even if you do not hold legal title to a plot of land, you may well be entitled to have it transferred into your name if you have been in...

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• One Good Reason Why Professional Conveyancing is Always Required

  • Posted1 September 2023

  One good reason why professional conveyancing is always required is that lurking in the title deeds of a great many properties are clauses that may heavily restrict their development or...

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• Local Authority Taken to Task for ‘Dismal’ Treatment of Homeless Family

  • Posted15 August 2023

  Homeless applicants for public housing have a right to expect more than unthinking and mechanistic responses from local authorities. In powerfully making that point, a judge described aspects of a...

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• Is Your Landlord Harassing You? You Don’t Have to Just Grin and Bear It

  • Posted1 August 2023

  Tenants have a right peacefully to enjoy their homes, free from harassment by their landlords. A judge succinctly made that point in awarding substantial compensation to a couple whose landlord...

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• Neighbours’ Disputes – Negotiate Now or Pay a High Price Later

  • Posted7 July 2023

  Many neighbours’ disputes may, at least to an outsider, appear trifling. However, as a High Court ruling showed, they matter very much to those involved and, in the absence of...

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