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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...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Can a tenant retract a notice to quit previously served to exercise a break clause in an assured shorthold tenancy before expiry of the notice?Whether...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
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
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
Drafting note for claim form for tenant’s lease renewal (where landlord opposes)IntroductionA claim for a new tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954), where the landlord is opposing it, is made using Form N1. These drafting notes are for use in conjunction with Form N1 only.Other
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