Hamlins

This Q&A looks at TOLATA 1996.

This Q&A deals with the question of whether unregistered land reverts to the transferor when a trustee is dissolved. This Q&A outlines some key issues to consider when making a trust of land.

This Q&A case study considers the differences between a tenancy and licence of a residential property, and how a landlord may seek to recover possession of the property.

This Q&A deals with whether, when issuing proceedings for possession of a property which has been lawfully sublet to various occupiers a landlord ought to issue against the subtenants as well as the tenant, and if so the practicalities of doing so where the subtenant’s details are unknown.

This Q&A considers whether a court order that is made between specific parties but registered against a specific property and evidenced by an entry in the Property Register bind future purchasers of the property.

This Q&A considers whether granting a lease of a commercial unit will constitute a commercial transaction thereby being a ‘relevant disposal’ for the purposes of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.

This Q&A considers a situation where, due to the exclusions listed in Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988), it is not possible for a landlord to grant an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) to a limited company and considers the consequences of the grant of a lease to a limited company.