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This Practice Note addresses some of the common issues encountered when serving a break notice. A break notice is a contractual notice. Therefore, whilst some general...
STOP PRESS: A 12-month pilot scheme where unopposed lease renewals issued in the Central London County Court (CLCC) are transferred to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT)...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): From 27 March 2020, under the Civil Procedure Rules Practice Direction 51Z (CPR PD 51Z) all proceedings for possession brought under CPR 55 and...
This Practice Note covers the remedies available to landowners who find their property has been unlawfully occupied by a trespasser or squatter, issues that may arise as...
What is a periodic tenancy? A periodic tenancy is a tenancy that can be created either by express agreement or by inference. The period of the tenancy will usually be the...
STOP PRESS: Note that amendments to CPR PD 22 regarding statements of truth will come into force on 6 April 2020. The changes address the issue of cases where a witness...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Any right of forfeiture of a business tenancy for non-payment of ‘rent’ (which is defined broadly) is suspended until 30 June 2020. Section 82(1)...
The general common law principle is that when a lease comes to an end any underlease automatically terminates. Consensual termination—surrender and merger Statute...
All deposits taken by landlords for residential assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales must be protected by a tenancy deposit scheme (TDS). The parties...
Statutory compensation—which grounds are compensatable? Under section 37 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954), the tenant is entitled to statutory financial...
This Practice Note explains the procedure for handling some of the most common residential service charge disputes under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (LTA 1985). For...
Deadline for application to court The deadline for the landlord or tenant to make an application to the court for the grant of a new tenancy, or for the termination of...
The new Code This Practice Note sets out the extent of the new Code rights, how they arise, ie by agreement made between the parties or by agreement imposed by court...
Goods are often left behind when a lease ends or a property is sold, especially following forfeiture by re-entry when there may have been no notice. The lease may deal...
Why contract out? The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) gave tenants of business premises security of tenure—in other words, the right to stay on in their premises...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Any right of forfeiture of a business tenancy for non-payment of ‘rent’ (which is defined broadly) is suspended until 30 June 2020. Section 82(1)...
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