Explore strategic insights and practical guidance on managing and resolving property disputes effectively. Delve into the intricacies of property disputes and explore effective remedies to resolve conflicts. This topic provides essential analysis and practical guidance for legal practitioners navigating the challenges of property-related disagreements.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced plans to legislate for caps on permission fees charged to leaseholders...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has issued a Practice Note on changes to CE-File, the title of proceedings and the neutral citation of judgments in...
The Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) practice direction supplementing the Online Procedure Rules 2026 (OPR), SI 2026/696, for online County...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced reforms to Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) aimed at enabling...
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...
Quick guide to common time limits for property disputes lawyersThis Practice Note details the deadlines for carrying out some of the more common tasks for property disputes lawyers, together with links to further information. It is not an exhaustive list of the deadlines that might apply to each
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
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
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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