Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers whether a letting agent is bound to pass details of a settlement reached with a tenant to its landlord principal in respect of the tenant's claim for compensation/return of the deposit under section 214 of the Housing Act 2004.

This question considers the practical issues arising from the grant of a service occupation licence by a local authority maintained school to its caretaker where the property is owned by a third party. It also considers other issues to be aware of when entering into such agreements.

This Q&A considers whether a mezzanine floor in retail premises are considered a tenant’s fixture.

This Q&A considers making a claim for adverse possession.

This Q&A considers whether a recovery order under section 50 of the Children Act 1989 is effective in Wales.

This Q&A considers the rules surrounding restrictive covenants and the Competition Act 1998.

This Q&A considers the position where the grounds for possession in a section 8 notice are summarised rather than set out in full.

This Q&A considers the effect of the Housing Act 1988 removing housing associations from the list of landlords that could grant a secure tenancy to secure tenancies that existed at that date.

This Q&A looks at whether a sign reading 'Private Road' is sufficient to defeat a claim under section 31 of the Highways Act 1980 that a public right of way exists over a path used for over 20 years.

This Q&A will consider whether a tenant is a qualifying tenant for the purposes of sections 39 and 42 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a new/extended lease where the title to the lessee’s flat is unregistered and comprised of just a series of assignments.

This Q&A looks at whether an assent by the personal representative of a deceased person's estate a 'relevant disposal' for the purposes of section 95 of the Localism Act 2011.

This Q&A considers whether, if an employee is moved to a different team, department or branch, their old manager should share relevant information relating to the employee's health with the prospective new manager and whether, if the former manager did not share the information and issues arose in the new team, the new manager would be deemed to have knowledge of the disability.

This Q&A considers the validity of an EPC which contains the wrong postcode for the affected property.

This Q&A considers whether an EPC is required for a remortgage on a commercial property.

This Q&A considers whether an EPC is required where a lease is extended by a housing association under Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, and whether the minimum energy efficiency standard under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (MEES Regs 2015), SI 2015/962 apply to such a lease extension.

This Q&A considers whether an express grant of an easement of light, which purports to be for the benefit of buildings to be constructed in the future, is valid.

This Q&A considers whether there is a duty to contribute to the costs of maintaining a right of way automatically extinguished if the right is released.

This Q&A considers whether an occupation rent may be ordered by the court where there are dependent children living at the property.

This Q&A considers whether it is a requirement to issue a claim in the TCC using CE-filing.

This Q&A relates to the necessary procedure prior to making a claim to acquire the right to manage premises under Part 2 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (CLRA 2002). It considers whether it is compulsory to include the notes at the Right to Manage (Prescribed Particulars and Forms) (England) Regulations 2010, SI 2010/825, Sch 1 in the notice of invitation given pursuant to CLRA 2002, s 78. It also includes consideration of Triplerose v Limited v Mill House RTM Company Limited [2016] UKUT 80 (LC).