Residential Property

• Behaviour Covenant is for Reasonable Period

  • Posted30 March 2015

  When the operator of a mobile home park sought to evict a tenant on the ground that he had committed acts of anti-social behaviour, the Court could not accept that...

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• Builders Next Door Stopped in Tracks

  • Posted19 March 2015

  If you are facing misery at the hands of builders working close by, a recent case shows that you are not powerless and that the law can protect householders plagued...

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• It Only Takes One

  • Posted4 March 2015

  What happens to a tenancy when the tenant dies or a tenant couple split up has led to many legal cases over the years. A recent case dealt with...

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• Entrenched Position Over Ditch to Cost Thousands

  • Posted24 February 2015

  Two couples who entered into a protracted legal argument over the ownership of a ditch have been left facing legal costs of £500,000 after the dispute ended up in the...

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• Revenge Eviction Ruled Unlawful

  • Posted10 February 2015

  When a solicitor was considered to be making a nuisance of herself by helping her clients make claims against the local council, which was also her landlord, the council took...

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• Gas Safety Note for Landlords

  • Posted23 January 2015

  Residential landlords will be aware of their legal responsibility under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to have annual safety inspections carried out on the gas appliances in...

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