Georgia Whiting

This Q&A considers when the right to forfeit will arise in respect of breaches of covenant including the non-payment of rent.

This Q&A considers the risks associated with a prospective purchaser of a freehold commercial property allowing the vendor to remain in occupation for a period of six months, and in particular, whether or not the vendor will consequently be entitled to protection under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

This Q&A considers who may sign a section 42 notice on behalf of a deceased tenant, in circumstances in which a trust company has obtained the Grant of Probate as attorney for the executor.

This Q&A concerns a lease with the right to use a parking space. The landlord and tenant purported to vary this right by way of deed, but failed to register the same. Subsequently, a third party purchased the property without knowledge of the deed transferring the right to the parking space back to the landlord. This Q&A considers whether or not the new tenant will be bound by the same.

This Q&A considers a claim for possession and mesne profits in respect of a director of a company who has remained in occupation of property after the company has been dissolved, and where the leasehold interest has been subsequently disclaimed by the Crown.

This Q&A considers whether a tenant can sell a flat with the benefit of a section 42 notice.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible for a tenant to withdraw the second section 42 notice to encourage the landlord to accept the first notice where the tenant has service two notices under section 42 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 and doubts the validity of either notice.

This Q&A considers whether it is necessary to serve a notice to quit as a precursor to possession proceedings, in circumstances where the tenant has departed, but has failed to give the landlord vacant possession. In answering this Q&A, it has been assumed that the tenancy in question has been validly determined by the tenant.

This Q&A considers the the nature of occupation where a tenant remains in occupation after the contractual expiry of a contracted-out business lease.

This Q&A considers whether upon the death of a co-owner of property which is subject to a Form A restriction, a second trustee can be appointed in order that the surviving co-owner can sell the property.

This Q&A considers whether or not the enforcement of a charging order is restricted by way of the LA 1980.

This Q&A provides a brief overview of what constitutes a transfer of a business as a going concern. This is a very complicated area of law and one which should be considered very carefully as there are significant repercussions if an error is made.

This Q&A considers how should the owner of a residential leasehold serve notice in terms of section 42 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 on the missing owner.

This Q&A considers the requirements for the creation of a valid deed in order to transfer an interest in land, and in particular, who may act as a witness to that deed.

This Q&A considers the address for service of a service charge demand upon a tenant and the time-frame for service of the same.

This Q&A considers leasehold covenants, and in particular, what will constitute a breach of a covenant restricting the use of a property to a single private residence.