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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
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court held that six declarations of trust (DoTs) executed by the transferor (Mr Dixon) in favour of his wife...
Property Disputes analysis: The Court of Appeal held that a right to manage (RTM) company’s claim notice was invalid because the company failed to...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: analyses of Court of Appeal decisions dismissing an unmeritorious tenancy deposit...
The 189th Practice Direction (PD) update comes into force on 12 August 2025. This update introduces changes to amend CPR PD 51R (the Online Civil...
Local Government analysis: This Upper Tribunal appeal decision found that a residential letting agent who is instructed on a ‘let only’ basis to let a...
Latest Property Disputes Practice Notes
Bona vacantia and company propertyDissolutionIf a Companies Act company (ie a company regulated by the Companies Act 2006 or any of its predecessors)...
Leases and licences of land—key features and differencesThis Practice Note considers the key features of leases and licences and the approach taken by...
Recovering rent arrearsThis Practice Note sets out the various options available to a landlord in recovering rent arrears and the factors to be...
Injunctions against persons unknownThis Practice Note is concerned with injunctions against defendants who cannot be identified, typically referred to...
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,...
Latest Property Disputes Precedents
Notice that tenant is unwilling to proceed after ascertainment of the price—house enfranchisement claims (LRA 1967)LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967 SECTION...
Notice of objection to further severance of premises above or below other property—house enfranchisement and lease extension claims (LRA...
Form of Claim Notice—Right to ManageCOMMONHOLD AND LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 2002 CLAIM NOTICETo [name and address](See Note 1 below)1[Name of RTM company]...
Notice of default—flat lease extension (LRHUDA 1993)LEASEHOLD REFORM, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT 1993 SECTION 92NOTICE OF DEFAULTin connection...
Form of Counter—Notice—Right to ManageCOMMONHOLD AND LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 2002COUNTER-NOTICETo [name and address] (See Note 1 below)1[I admit that, on...
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
Alienation
Assigning, underletting, parting with or sharing possession or occupation of premises. Typically a lease will contain restrictions on a tenant’s ability to do so, without the landlord’s prior written consent.
Schedule of Dilapidations
A schedule served by a landlord on its tenant, which sets out the items of disrepair at a property caused by the tenant’s failure to perform its repairing, decorating, and where appropriate, reinstatement obligations in the lease. The items of work detailed in the schedule may be costed.
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II (LTA 1954). Where a business tenancy complies with the requirements of LTA 1954, s 23, a tenant will have a statutory right to seek a new lease at the expiry of its current tenancy.
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