Master the tactical complexities of protecting creditor interests when property is pledged as security. Stay informed on the essential procedural steps and judicial precedents that can influence the enforcement process, ensuring you navigate the challenges adeptly. This topic also covers property insolvency, offering practical insights on handling the various stages of insolvency proceedings, prioritising creditor claims, and managing distressed assets with expert precision.
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...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a series of guidance documents for tenants renting from a private...
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...
Steps to take when landlord becomes insolvent—checklistThis Checklist sets out the points that a tenant should consider if its landlord becomes insolvent. A tenant must continue to fulfil its obligations under the lease, but should also contact the insolvency practitioner immediately as a tenant
Disclaimer of a lease—impact on landlords, tenants and third partiesThis Practice Note covers what happens to a lease on disclaimer, the impact on landlords, tenants, sub-tenants, former tenants and guarantors, and the effect of a vesting order.Ending the tenant’s interest in the leaseA liquidator
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
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
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