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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...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Can a tenant retract a notice to quit previously served to exercise a break clause in an assured shorthold tenancy before expiry of the notice?Whether...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Does the service of a second section 21 notice invalidate a previous notice section 21 that had been served? There are no issues with form or service etc of the notices and both remain within the six-month window.We are not aware of any authorities in respect of the effect of service of a second
For the purpose of serving a lease break notice on joint landlords, is it valid to send a separate letter to each landlord (addressing only a single landlord) so that there is no single letter or notice which is sent to 'the landlord'. Or can you consider that together the two separate letters
If a notice, to which section 196 LPA 1925 applies (eg notice to sever a joint tenancy), has not been served in accordance with section 196, is this fatal to the validity of the notice or does the fact that the notice has come to the attention of the intended recipient make the notice?Severance of
Does section 196 of the Law of Property Act 1925 apply to service of a break notice where a lease does not make any provision as to as to method of service? Is there any guidance as to what ‘required’ or ‘authorised’ means in the context of section 196?This Q&A raises the circumstances in which
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