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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
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: Upon appeal, the High Court found that a claimant casual footballer paying to play a ‘knockabout’ game at school...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: in relation to the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 publication of draft regulations...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the first edition of its Building Safety Newsletter, setting out...
The Right Honourable Lord Justice James Dingemans, Senior President of Tribunals, has published his 2025 annual report, setting out priorities for...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: a review of key Property and Property Disputes developments in 2025 and a look...
Latest Property Disputes Practice Notes
Expert determinationExpert determination is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). This Practice Note explains expert determination for...
Renters' Rights Act 2025—key provisionsThis Practice Note sets out a broad summary of the main changes to residential tenancies to be made by the...
Part 36 offers—how to make a valid Part 36 offerThis Practice Note explains what a Part 36 offer must include, who the offer must be made to, the...
Bringing a professional negligence claim based on the duty in contract, tort and equityThis Practice Note considers the different legal bases for...
Without prejudice communicationsThis Practice Note explains ‘the without prejudice rule’ that affects the admissibility of evidence relating to...
Latest Property Disputes Precedents
Landlord’s defence opposing tenant’s claim for a lease renewalClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY...
Vacant possession strategy—scheduleFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For guidance regarding...
Application for landlord’s consent to underlet[To be printed on the headed paper of the tenant’s solicitors]Dear [insert appropriate form of address...
Letter to administrator requesting consent to bring proceedings against a company in administration[insert name, address and contact...
Early access licenceDate [date]Parties1[name of Licensor] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose...
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
Arrears
Sums reserved in a lease which a tenant fails to pay on the due date. A right to forfeit may be reserved in a lease once sums have been outstanding for a specified period of time.
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.
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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