Security of tenure for business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is a key area of practice for a property litigator. Practitioners will need the research and tools to advise as to how security arises and how it is terminated on a daily basis.
Forfeiture is another core area. The guidance covers the procedural and practical considerations prior to and throughout the process of forfeiting a lease. Practitioners are provided with detailed guidance, linking into deeper commentary, forms and precedents and a wide range of Q&As to aid them in providing comprehensive advice to their clients.
Contains key guidance in respect of the Electronic Communications Code under which operators are able 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 is a rapidly changing, case-law and legislation heavy area of law. It is of relevance not only for specialist property disputes lawyers, but also for property developers, local authorities, landlords, tenants and lawyers dealing with property matters.
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This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: a call for evidence on the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill, proposed...
Property Disputes analysis: In this significant case the Court of Appeal held that: (1) strict compliance with time limits for service of interim...
Dispute Resolution analysis: This case concerned the circumstances in which the court would: (i) remedy an error pursuant to CPR 3.10(b) where a Part...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: an analysis of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and a further case...
Property analysis: A landlord failed in its argument that a new right to manage (RTM) claim notice was invalid because an old claim notice was still...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) implications for dispute resolution in ScotlandThis Practice Note provides guidance on how the Scottish civil courts are...
Guide to lease extensions of flats under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993This Practice Note discusses the statutory right...
Property key future developments trackerOnce a development occurs, it is then moved to the relevant archive:•Property key future developments...
Introductory tenancy—obtaining possessionCoronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation and changes to practice and procedure in the...
What is a statutory demand?This Practice Note looks at what a statutory demand is and what it seeks to achieve in both corporate and personal...
Example letter 3—Negative Acknowledgement of Party Structure NoticeTo [insert name of building owner] (‘Building Owner’)Of [insert Building Owner’s...
Car Parking LicenceDate [date]Parties1[name of Licensor] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number] whose...
Authorised guarantee agreementDate: [date]Parties1[name of Landlord] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number...
Drafting note for claim form and particulars-unopposed lease renewal (landlord’s claim)A 12-month pilot scheme where unopposed lease renewals issued...
Particulars of claim for relief against forfeiture1By a lease dated [insert date] between [insert landlord name] and [insert tenant name] [and [insert...
Mortgagee in possessionThis Practice Note covers the rights and responsibilities of a mortgagee in possession.RightsA legal mortgagee has a right to...
Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double valueThis Practice Note provides guidance on claims for ‘use and occupation’ or...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Service charges—summary of tenants’ rights and obligations1This summary, which briefly sets out your rights and obligations in relation to variable...
Section 26 notice—Tenant’s request for a new business tenancy under LTA 1954Tenant's request for a new business tenancyThese drafting notes are for...
Termination for breach of property contractRescission can either mean a contract is discharged by breach, or that a contract is treated as if it never...
Release from landlord's covenants—LT(C)A 1995The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995) gives tenants, and their guarantors, an...
Pre-action protocol—possession claims based on mortgage or home purchase plan arrears in respect of residential propertyCoronavirus (COVID-19): During...
What happens to a lease when the tenant's liquidator disclaims?This Practice Note covers what happens to a lease on disclaimer and the effect of...
Bringing a residential tenancy to an end in ScotlandCoronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation, guidance and changes to practice...
Before an application may be presented to an employment tribunal to institute many types of proceedings, the early conciliation requirement obliges the prospective claimant to provide to Acas prescribed information about that matter, including whether or not he or she wishes to enter into conciliatory discussions with the prospective respondent.
The statutory right to extend a residential lease and acquire the freehold, enabling tenants to continue occupation of their residential property at a fair price and on fair terms, and allow leaseholders to maintain capital value and mortgage their properties.
An order to stop up a highway where it is no longer needed or the land is needed for development to take place, which restricts public use of the highway. Powers to stop up are set out in the Highways Act 1980 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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