Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers the practical difference between a mortgagee protection clause in a lease versus paragraph 2.4 of Practice Direction 55A of the Civil Procedure Rules.

This Q&A deals with the procedure for applying for reconsideration of a tribunal judgment that was issued under rule 21 where the respondent failed to lodge an ET3. In particular it deals with a situation where the application is made after the 14-day deadline from when the judgment was sent to the respondent has already expired.

This Q&A considers the procedure for a solicitor to come off the record.

This Q&A considers the position where a legatee fails to provide details requested to the court in order to pay a sum of money into court and the options open to a personal representative to properly administer the estate of a deceased individual.

This Q&A considers the procedure to amend a deed.

This Q&A examines the procedure for discharging an undertaking attached to a non-molestation order made under the Family Law Act 1996.

This Q&A relates to the ability of a disagreeing executor to prevent another from removing a tenant from trust property.

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.