Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers if one joint legal owner of a property can instruct an estate agent to accept an offer on the property without the consent of the other joint legal owner.

This Q&A looks at whether it is possible for a property to be simultaneously held as tenants in common and joint tenants.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to acquire a residential registered property by adverse possession now that squatting in a residential property is a crime.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to appropriate a lifetime gift left in a will into the name of the charity before selling it to avoid paying capital gains tax.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to follow the contracting out procedure under LTA 1954 before entering into a licence to occupy commercial land as a fall-back position in the event that the licence was held to be a tenancy, without derogating from the primary position of the occupation being a licence.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to form a contract via WhatsApp messages and/or emojis.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to grant a lease supplemental to a tenancy under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (AHA 1986) and if it is, whether the supplemental lease will be an AHA 1986 tenancy or a farm business tenancy under the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995.

This question relates to the nature and extent of a power of attorney. It is assumed for the purposes of this response that the reference to a power of attorney is to an ordinary, rather than a lasting power of attorney.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to grant an express easement where the owner of the dominant land is not party to the deed of grant.

This Q&A considers whether it is it possible to have an underlying declaration of trust for a joint tenancy of a property which alters the division of ownership between the joint owners from the usual 50:50 share.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to rely on two facts under MCA 1973, s 1(2) (adultery and unreasonable behaviour) to prove the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.

This Q&A considers financial remedy proceedings and in particular whether Mesher orders can be varied by consent.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to reserve a right to hunt over land following the Hunting Act 2004 and how best this right can be reserved.

This Q&A considers whether bare land within a housing estate requires consent pursuant to HA 1985, s 19(2) before appropriation.

This Q&A considers whether the appointment of a guardian in a Will is effective where the child has a parent who has parental responsibility for them?

This Q&A considers whether the new landlord or a property subject to commercial leases liable to pay back overpayment of service charges to the tenants where the previous landlord overcharged during its period of ownership.

This Q&A covers financial proceedings utilisation in children proceedings.

This Q&A considers whether the procedure for statutory redemption of a rentcharge is definitive against all potential beneficiaries.

This Q&A considers whether it is sufficient: (a) to email a link to the 'How to rent: the checklist for renting in England' guide to a tenant, and (b) for an engineer to leave a copy of the gas safety certificate at the property when the tenant is present.

This Q&A considers various case law in relation to the solicitors’ duties and obligations in a residential conveyancing transaction.