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Property Disputes analysis: The High Court has clarified when a mortgagee becomes a landlord under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (RH(W)A 2016)...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) meeting of 17 June 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at the...
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated its MyHMCTS guidance for legal professionals on issuing damages claims online. The revised guidance...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s launch of two...
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
Section 40 information requestsA landlord or a tenant may need information about the other’s interest in the property prior to serving a valid notice to renew or to end a tenancy. Either party can serve a section 40 notice requesting information from the other.Why serve a section 40 notice?If a
Where a tenant authorises its solicitor to swear a statutory declaration to exclude Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, is there a required form of written authority, or, for example, would an email suffice? Can a trainee solicitor be so authorised?It is common for the tenant's solicitor to
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