Chris Bryden

This Q&A considers the legal issues and implications that arise where a landlord wishes to serve a section 21 notice on tenants where those tenants have learning difficulties and where their behaviour has upset neighbouring residents.

This Q&A considers who holds the title to the land interest in the school where a school has federated pursuant to the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012, in the period between the new governing body's federation and the date on which the land transfer completes and is registered at HM Land Registry?

This Q&A considers rights of way over third party land, and whether this would pass to a buyer under LPA 1925, s 187.

This Q&A considers whether a guarantor who guarantees the obligations of a tenant under a lease for the term which expressly includes the contractual term and any period of holding over under LTA 1954, will remain liable under the renewal lease or if they will need to be a party to and execute the new lease to guarantee the obligations of the tenant.

This Q&A considers whether it is possible to complete a collective enfranchisement under LRHUDA 1993 in the event that one of the leaseholders dies before completion.

This Q&A discusses when a Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 application should be made under CPR 7 rather than CPR 8.

This Q&A considers the position of a reversionary lease which is to commence on the contractual expiry date of an existing lease which has security of tenure under LTA 1954.

This Q&A considers the position where a landlord has a residential tenant with more than six months of arrears, and serves a notice under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 on six weeks’ notice and the tenant brings the arrears to a level below six months' outstanding before the hearing.

This Q&A consider whether, where a landlord has issued a service charge for the last two years and the tenants have disputed and the dispute is ongoing, the landlord is allowed to issue the service charge invoice for the new year.

This Q&A considers whether section 27 notices override section 25 notices.

This Q&A considers a situation where a landlord intends to grant a long lease of commercial property at less than market rent to a corporate tenant who undertakes certain development obligations in the lease. It goes on to answer whether it would be reasonable for the landlord to include provisions on forfeiture and restriction on the tenant to undergo a change of control.

This Q&A considers to what extent the local authority should investigate the title of land that it proposes accept a dedication for maintenance. It also considers whether if there are any third party rights/restrictive covenants affecting the land, the local authority is expected to compensate such rights?

This Q&A considers to whether there is a requirement for reasonableness in negotiating lease terms for an electricity substation.

This Q&A considers whether, where a law firm is appointed as a sole professional executor of an estate, they must obtain express consent from the residuary beneficiaries in respect of their professional fees in administering the estate.

This Q&A considers the limitation period for making a claim of nuisance in relation to a neighbouring building’s historic leak, and the impact it would have upon causation and relief/quantum as the damage is latent.

This Q&A considers the circumstances in which a landlord can serve a terminal dilapidation claim.

This Q&A looks at disclaimed leases.

This Q&A considers a lease that is varied by reducing the extent of the demised premises.

This Q&A looks at the effect of forfeiture on a licence to occupy granted by the tenant.

This Q&A looks at whether an obligation in a lease to transfer property to a management company meets the exception from the right of first refusal for disposals pursuant to a contract under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.