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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a policy paper setting out how it will collect and use data to monitor...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: a Court of Appeal decision regarding the status of unexercised options to renew...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced the introduction of a Neighbourhood Guarantee establishing minimum...
Property Disputes analysis: On 11 March 2026, judgment was handed down in Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd v Calvert. Joanne Wicks KC of Wilberforce...
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...
Order for sale—next steps after obtaining an order for saleThis Practice Note provides guidance as to conducting the sale under an order for sale pursuant to a charging order, including the method of sale (private treaty, auction, etc), issues pending completion of the sale, for example vacant
What remedies does a landowner have if someone places a structure (eg a shed) on its land without permission? Can the landowner remove the structure if it is not removed on request and recover its costs from the offending party? We do not know in what capacity the offending party has access to the
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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