Cornerstone Barristers

This Q&A considers whether a residential tenant who has served a section 42 notice under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 but has not retained a signed copy can nevertheless proceed with the lease extension.

This Q&A considers the question of whether a tenant’s failure to pay a rent deposit counts as a once-and-for-all breach or a continuing breach for the purposes of the law of forfeiture.

This Q&A addresses the question of whether a notice which is served pursuant to HA 1985, s 125 must specify the expiry date of the proposed lease concerned.

This Q&A considers the type of tenancy a person holds if the tenancy agreement refers to the tenancy as an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) and all of the criteria for an AST are met apart from the rent, which is £60 a year. How the landlord can obtain possession of the property let under the tenancy is also considered.

This Q&A addresses the question of whether a ten-year lease of a telecommunications mast which expired in 2018 is, if the telecommunications operator holds over at the end of the term, governed by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1945 or by the new Electronic Communications Code.

This Q&A considers whether the applicant is compelled to serve an issued Form A on a respondent who is in Cyprus or whether the court can do so.

This Q&A considers the steps a landlord must take in order to evict a tenant at will legally where the tenant has had notice served on them but has failed to vacate the property.

This Q&A discusses the differences between relinquishing part of demised premises by a deed of surrender or by a deed of variation.

This Q&A considers what Lammas rights consist of, how those rights affect an owner’s ability to deal with their property and how can they be removed.

This Q&A considers whether a landlord can serve a valid section 21 notice under HA 1988 if the EPC certificate has expired during the term on the AST.

This Q&A considers whether a clause in a tenancy which imposes a fine on the tenant for misusing common areas would be prohibited by the Tenant Fees Act 2019 or any other legislation.