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The Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration have added updated versions of two codes of practice under the right to rent scheme, both of which come...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has updated Practice Guide 26—Leases: determination. Sections 7 and 10 have been amended to address circumstances where a...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation on whether the proposed cap on existing residential...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: clarification by the Court of Appeal of what a self-contained part of a building...
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
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
Section 25 notices—checklistThis is a checklist for service of a section 25 notice by a landlord under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) terminating a tenancy.Has the correct form, including the appropriate warning notices to tenants, been used?There are different types of section 25
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