Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers the former practice of using an equitable mortgage to avoid stamp duty and the legislative changes which removed the need for this practice.

This Q&A looks at the power of a landlord of a Rent Act tenancy to obtain access for works.

This Q&A considers whether a residential leaseholder of a building where there are three long residential leases can extend their own lease if that leaseholder is also the freeholder where the lease is mortgaged.

This Q&A considers whether an adult sibling of a minor is able to acquire parental responsibility where one parent is terminally ill and the other has no contact with the minor despite having parental responsibility. It also sets out the process of doing so.

This Q&A considers the options for a spouse to protect their interest in a property where they are not a registered proprietor and there are third party interests in the property. It also considers steps that may be taken where an application is rejected by HM Land Registry.

This Q&A considers whether personal representatives are able to apply for an order for sale under section 14 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.

This Q&A considers whether a counterclaim has to be served on a co-defendant who is domiciled outside the jurisdiction, whether court permission is required to serve the counterclaim and the relevance of CPR 6.38 which is ‘headed service of documents other than the claim form’ and only seems to apply to the claimant.

This Q&A relates to the interpretation of the term of a lease in a business tenancy renewal.

This Q&A considers how the courts interpret the term ‘special damages’ with regards to a contractual limitation of liability provision.

Mini-summary

This Q & A considers the impact of section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 in practice when a member of council makes a personal planning application and wants to attend and make representations in support of the application rather than as a decision maker.

This Q&A looks at how an application for deputyship is made when spouses own their property as tenants in common and any possible ramifications of such an arrangement.

This Q&A considers the period within which qualifying tenants must identify a ‘nominated person’ for the purposes of section 6 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.

This Q&A considers the procedure for serving a claim form where the defendants are represented by the same solicitor.

This Q&A looks at whether the right to a lease extension of a flat can be exercised repeatedly.

This Q&A considers how a local authority may execute simple contracts and deeds remotely.

This Q&A considers how a notice of severance of a joint tenancy should be served when the recipient lives in Germany.

This Q&A considers how a second succession to an Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (AHA 1986) tenancy should be documented, whether it should be done by assignment or reference.

This Q&A considers whether an electronic communications agreement made under the 'old' code, and which expired before 2017, can be terminated.

This Q&A considers how joint properties are treated under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996) when there are unmatched contributions towards a property held in joint names. Will these unmatched contributions be reflected in the parties' beneficial interests.