Carl Fain

This Q&A looks at whether a landlord may make an interim rent claim after the new lease has been completed and after the tenant has discontinued the renewal claim (where that included an interim rent claim).

This Q&A looks at the effect of the grant of a sublease for a fixed term by a tenant who is holding over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

This Q&A looks at the process for a representative in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) who has ceased acting for a party to come off the record.

This Q&A considers the necessary procedure to evict an occupier living in a caravan belonging to a landlord on private property without formal written agreement.

This Q&A considers a situation where a Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 protected tenant has served notice on the freeholder, issued proceedings for a new lease and the freehold is then sold, and whether the new freeholder, who now wants to develop, can serve a notice to end the tenancy or they have to defend the court proceedings in order to obtain possession.

This Q&A considers the difficulty caused on sale of an estate of multiple blocks and common parts that is caught by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, because of the need to sever a transaction so that each building is dealt with separately.

This Q&A considers whether, where one of five joint tenants under a fixed term assured shorthold tenancy gives notice to the landlord of that individual's intention to vacate the property on the expiry of the term, but the other tenants intend to remain, this ends the tenancy.

This Q&A considers whether restrictive covenants can be enforced by a developer of a building scheme.

This Q&A considers whether the landlord of a property with a commercial tenant in occupation without written agreement has any implied rights of access to conduct a ground report.

This Q&A considers whether an energy performance certificate is necessary where a freehold subject to a long lease of non-domestic property is sold.

This Q&A considers whether when a landlord gives consent for the installation of wooden floors, and is therefore unable to enforce a covenant to keep the floors carpeted (per Faidi v Elliot Corporation), the landlord or another tenant can take action if the installation works were not done correctly, causing noise for the tenant below?

This Q&A looks at whether a landlord placing temporary structures on demised land may amount to forfeiture.

This Q&A considers to whom a landlord should address the counternotice upon the death of the tenant when the landlord has received a notice under section 5 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967.

This Q&A considers a tenant’s right to compensation under LTA 1954, s 37.

This Q&A considers the position where a lease or conveyance fails to identify the weight to be given to an attached plan.

This Q&A considers whether the HM Land Registry will require lender consent to be submitted in order for a lease extension under LRHUDA 1993, s 56 to be registered.

This Q&A considers whether the management company needs to sign the plan where it is party to the lease or transfer of part for a new build property.

This Q&A considers if, when a defective notice under section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is served, a tenant's agreement to extend the deadline to issue proceedings validate an invalid notice.

This Q&A looks at the period of time to be specified for nomination of the purchaser in a notice under section 5A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.

This Q&A considers when a tenant can serve a section 42 notice under LRHUDA 1993.