Chris Bryden

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.

This Q&A considers the type of tenancy to be used when subletting a mixed use property.

This Q&A considers the tenancy deposit insurance scheme and the nature in which the letting agency holds the tenancy deposit.

This question relates to a life interest in a residential property and the time at which that interest passes for tax purposes.

This Q&A considers whether a right of pre-emption can be inserted into a land transfer to an academy.

This Q&A considers whether a landlord would have a claim against a local authority where a local authority mistakenly double-recovered an overpayment of housing benefit and subsequently returned the additional amount to the tenant rather than the landlord.

This Q&A looks at the steps that should be taken if a mother wants to take a child to India for up to 28 days.

This Q&A considers the consequences of failing to register a charge at HM Land Registry.

This Q&A considers whether a party that has the benefit of an NHBC policy can, if defects manifest at the relevant property, require the NHBC to provide the remedy that the covered party prefers—ie it can elect whether the NHBC arranges (at its own cost) for the remediation work to be carried out or whether it pays the home owner for the cost of remedying the defects.

This Q&A considers the effect of an excluded assignment on liability under an authorised guarantee agreement.

This Q&A considers the situation where a new tenant intends to take assignment of a commercial lease excluded from security of tenure, but has agreed variations with the landlord principally for the lease to fall within the security of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and additional variations regarding liability for insurance and maintenance. It looks at whether this can be documented by a lease variation or whether a new lease should be completed.

This Q&A considers whether non-molestation orders can be publicly available.