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Property Disputes weekly highlights—25 April 2024

Published on: 25 April 2024

Table of contents

  • Contractual issues
  • Specific performance where landlord’s consent uncertain (Valbonne Estates Ltd v United Homes Ltd)
  • Repairing obligations and dilapidations
  • Cost of works did not exceed s 18(1) LTA 1927 statutory limit (Peachside Ltd v Lee)
  • Reasonable excuse for failure to comply with an improvement notice (Tabassam v Manchester City Council)
  • Enforcing security and property insolvency
  • Exceptional circumstances under section 335A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (Reid-Roberts v Lin)
  • Disputes and remedies
  • Court fees in certain civil proceedings to increase from 1 May 2024
  • Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—1 March 2024
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Article summary

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: High Court decisions on specific performance, the cost of repairs and possession of a matrimonial home under the Insolvency Act 1986, an Upper Tribunal decision on failure to comply with an improvement notice, and a Scottish Outer House decision on prescription under Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973. It also includes the CPR Committee March meeting minutes and the launch of the consultation on the Housing (Scotland) Bill.

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