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This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: a Supreme Court decision on the effect on an RTM claim of failure to serve notice...
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) have jointly published a guide titled ‘Tackling damp and...
Local Government analysis: The Court of Appeal held that the temporary placement of items in otherwise unoccupied premises solely to secure business...
The Online Procedure Rule Committee has published guidance providing accessible descriptions of selected screens used within services operating under...
Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It involves...
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 agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
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...
Time limits and extension of statutory period under LTA 1954This Practice Note outlines the time limits under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) for making an application to court for the renewal of business leases where a section 25 notice or section 26 request has been served, as well as
What is the status of a lease with an uncertain term, in particular can it validly exclude the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and how can it be terminated?A lease with an uncertain term is void. It is therefore not subject to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) and it does
Statutory compensation under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954This Practice Note provides guidance in respect of which grounds of opposition under section 30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) give rise to the payment of statutory compensation under one of the three compensation cases
What happens if a section 26 notice is served by the tenant, but an extension and the terms of the new lease are not agreed and the tenant fails to make an application before expiry of the section 26 notice period? Will this terminate the tenancy, or will the notice become redundant and the tenancy
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