Chris Bryden

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.

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.