Gain comprehensive insights and strategic solutions for navigating intricate landlord-tenant conflicts, lease renewals, and termination issues in commercial property settings. Tailored for legal professionals, this guidance addresses critical points to achieve favourable outcomes for your clients.
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has confirmed that paying the wrong court issue fee does not prevent a claim being 'brought' for the...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published an official Information Sheet to support implementation of the...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the passing of the Building Safety (Wales) Bill, a Court of Appeal ruling on the...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced that its first global professional standard for responsible use of artificial...
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
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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