Chris Bryden

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).

This Q&A considers whether it is correct that access over a publicly maintained verge is permitted by vehicles and pedestrians, but that action for damage caused to the verge can be taken against users.

This Q&A looks at how the statutory cap on damages for terminal dilapidations, pursuant to section 18 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927, operates when the landlord has done the repair work.

This Q&A considers whether it is necessary to adjourn proceedings regarding finances pending the outcome of proceedings under the Children Act 1989.

This Q&A looks at the authority for witness coaching and releasing court documents in the Children Act 1989 proceedings.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible for a landowner to grant a lease of an easement for a term of years with payments of periodic rent, and provides reference to Precedents on this.

This Q&A considers whether it possible for a tenant to recover overpayments of rent made to the landlord's predecessor-in-title and whether the claim is made against the predecessor or the current landlord.

This Q&A considers whether an easement can be granted by a person having a possessory title, and whether that easement may be lost if the possessory title is subsequently extinguished.