Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers the process for claiming costs in relation to an application made under s 117, Senior Courts Act 1981, in particular, if the recovery of costs are not specified within the Order itself.

This Q&A considers the process where the defendants attend a compulsory Small Claims Mediation Service (SCMS) but refuse to engage, whether should the court be notified.

This Q&A considers the sanctions in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) for failure to exchange an expert report by the date ordered.

This Q&A considers what the selecting licensing regime, contained in HA 2004, Pt 3, is, when a Local Housing Authority (LHA) can introduce selective licensing, how it operates and future reforms to licensing provisions.

This Q&A considers liability for rent charges and forfeiture for non-payment of rentcharges.

This Q&A considers liability for rent charges and forfeiture for non-payment of rentcharges.

This Q&A considers which powers are available to a Welsh local authority to award funding outside of its geographical area for the benefit of their area or its inhabitants.

This Q&A considers the procedure where the donee of a power of attorney dies prior to the finalisation of a lease extension carried out on his behalf.

This Q&A looks at the relationship between a tenant and its guarantor.

This Q&A considers the options available to a life tenant of a Will trust who wishes to enter into a deed of variation to end their life interest within two years of the death of the testator in order to accelerate the remainder interests.

This Q&A considers what options a judgment creditor with the benefit of a final charging order has on discovering that the debtor’s beneficial interest in a jointly-owned property had been reduced to zero before the charging order was made.

This Q&A considers what powers are available to a local authority to make an assessment of the landlord’s assets and income, in respect of a civil penalty under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

This Q&A relates to the powers of the court to determine the sale price of a matrimonial home prior to a final hearing, where possession proceedings are imminent.

This Q&A considers the powers of the Environment Agency to enter and compulsorily acquire land for the purposes of carrying out sea defence/flood protection works.

This Q&A considers the procedural steps a landlord should take when a tenant applies to the court for a new tenancy despite having lost security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

This Q&A considers how to obtain a charge over unregistered property.

This Q&A considers the protection a registered interim charging order offers a judgment creditor in the event of the sale of the relevant property.

This Q&A considers the implications of a breach of the process of The Housing (Right of First Refusal) (England) Regulations 2005.

This Q&A considers how charities can undertake due diligence to ensure that a legacy received from an individual is legitimate.

This Q&A considers the enforcement of Child Maintenance Service provisions.