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Business tendencies
Security of tenure for business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is a key area for a property litigator. Get the research and tools to advise on how security arises and how it’s terminated, daily.
Forfeiture
Guidance covers the procedural and practical considerations prior to and throughout the process of forfeiting a lease. We give detailed guidance, linking deeper commentary, forms, precedents and a wide range of Q&As.
Electronic Communication Code
Guidance to secure rights to install and retain equipment to provide electronic communications services. Code issues, in respect of granting and terminating agreements, frequently arise between landowners and operators.
Property disputes
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Latest Property Disputes News
The Property Litigation Association (PLA) has submitted its response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee in relation to...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: publication of the explanatory notes and BPF’s guidance on the Renters’ Rights...
Dispute Resolution analysis: This case concerned the granting of leases in the context of a hotel development. There are two key aspects of the Court...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published Explanatory Notes to the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025), which received...
Local Government analysis: The appeal concerned whether leaseholders who purchased flats under the right to buy scheme were liable to contribute...
Latest Property Disputes Practice Notes
Exclusion and limitation of liabilityThis Practice Note considers exclusion and limitation of liability in business-to-business (B2B) contracts. It...
Summary judgment applications—what, who and whenThis Practice Note explains summary judgment under CPR 24: identifying who can apply for summary...
Limitation—contract claimsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the limitation periods for breach of contract claims pursuant to the Limitation Act...
Statements of truthThis Practice Note provides guidance on statements of truth under CPR 22 and CPR PD 22. It explains what a statement of truth is,...
Limitation Act 1980—general applicationIn this Practice Note, the Limitation Act 1980 is referred to as LA 1980.The function of limitation...
Latest Property Disputes Precedents
Notice to complete given by seller or buyer under the Standard Conditions of Sale (Fifth Edition—2018 Revision)Notice to completeTo: [insert...
Acknowledgement to prevent acquisition of right of way by prescriptionacknowledgEmentFrom: [name of (first) user of route] [and [name of second user...
Car Parking LicenceDate [date]Parties1[name of Licensor] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose...
Section 25 notice—landlord agreeing to renewal under LTA 1954These drafting notes are for use when completing a landlord’s section 25 notice agreeing...
Particulars of claim for forfeiture for rent arrearsParticulars of Claim1The Claimant is the [freehold OR leasehold] owner of the premises known as...
Latest Property Disputes Q&As
Featured Property Disputes content
Private nuisance—general principles
Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It involves...
Occupiers’ liability
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Specific performance of property agreements
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Forfeiture of a lease
Forfeiture of a leaseWhen can a landlord exercise the right to forfeit a lease?Forfeiture is a landlord’s right to bring a lease to an end as a result...
Remedies for breach of restrictive covenants
Remedies for breach of restrictive covenantsThis Practice Note explains when damages for breach of restrictive covenants might be awarded in lieu of...
Notice to complete
Notice to completeThis Practice Note covers what ready, willing and able means and the consequences of serving an invalid notice. A party who is...
Nuisance—what are public and private nuisance claims?
Nuisance—what are public and private nuisance claims?Nuisance claims are recognised in the following way:•private nuisance—substantial interference...
Periodic tenancies
Periodic tenanciesThis Practice Note sets out the nature of a periodic tenancy and the procedure and notice periods for terminating such a tenancy. It...
Rectification—mutual mistake
Rectification—mutual mistakeRectification is an equitable remedy by which the court can correct an error of expression where a written document does...
Quick guide to benefit and burden of covenants on assignment
Quick guide to benefit and burden of covenants on assignmentThe Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995) provides that any lease granted...
Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double value
Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double valueThis Practice Note provides guidance on claims for ‘use and occupation’ or...
Trespass—remedies
Trespass—remediesThis Practice Note covers the remedies available to landowners who find their property has been unlawfully occupied by a trespasser...
Can a deposit held as stakeholder be released if one set of solicitors is unresponsive or provides spurious reasons for withholding consent?
Return or forfeiture of a deposit
Return or forfeiture of a depositA buyer's right to the return of a deposit and the seller's right to forfeit the deposit in relation to a property...
Surrender by operation of law (implied surrender)
Surrender by operation of lawA surrender by operation of law (or ‘implied surrender’) occurs when the unequivocal conduct of both parties is...
Rectification—unilateral mistake
Rectification—unilateral mistakeThis Practice Note considers the remedy of rectification for unilateral mistake. For rectification for common mistake,...
Quick guide to tenant remedies for landlord’s breach of lease
Quick guide to tenant remedies for landlord’s breach of leaseThis Practice Note gives brief details of the main remedies available to tenants to deal...
Associated legal terms
Disclaimer
The right of a Trustee in Bankruptcy, Liquidator or the Crown to disclaim onerous property (often a leasehold interest). The effect is to bring any ongoing liabilities (of the bankrupt, company or the Crown) in relation to the property to an end.
Electronic Communications Code
The Electronic Communications Code, inserted into the Communications Act 2003, Schedule 3A, by the Digital Economy act 2017. A code right is granted in relation to an operator and any land, for the statutory purposes of providing an operator's network/infrastructure system, and for activities set out in the code.
Interim rent
The amount of rent which a tenant pays whilst its tenancy is continued pursuant to LTA 1954, s 24, where an application for interim rent is made by the landlord or tenant.
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