Chris Bryden

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.

An executor (or an administrator after grant of letters of administration) has the Estate of the Deceased (including property) vest in them, and there is no obligation to register that disposition (section 27 of the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002)), though they can do so. They are entitled to exercise the powers of an owner regardless of whether the disposition has been registered, meaning that they can sell the land or assent it to a beneficiary (LRA 2002, ss 23 and 24).A beneficiary has, until the Estate has been administered, a mere spes (hope) of inheriting, so cannot bring a claim against identifiable property in the Estate. However, '[t]here is an irreducible

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.

This Q&A considers the steps that can be taken when a subpoena for the production of a Will is served and acknowledged but the documents have not been produced.

This Q&A considers what steps can be taken when personal service of a subpeona for the production of a Will or testamentary document cannot be performed or is not accepted.

This Q&A considers views from the bar on how a claim form can be served when coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting the postal service.

This Q&A looks at the steps a landlord must take when requiring a tenant to vacate premises at the end of the statutory term.

This Q&A considers purchaser's options where the approved estate layout does not match the transfer plan, including HM Land Registry guidance on registration of estates and changes to approved layout plans.

This Q&A considers the effect of TOLATA 1996 on trusts of sale.