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Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court confirmed that Building Liability Orders (BLOs) under the Building Safety Act 2022 may be...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: publication of tenant guidance for private renters in England, the Housing...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a consultation on the draft 8th edition of Party Wall Legislation and Procedure,...
The Welsh Government has published the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for Wales, supported by farming and professional bodies, to...
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...
What are the rules for validly serving a section 27 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 notice on the landlord outside of the UK?There are various rules which govern when a section 27 notice can be served and what information needs to be included which are outside the scope of this Q&A. Notice may be
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
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
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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