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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...
Insolvency of freeholder landlord—issues for tenantWhat are the issues for a tenant if the freeholder landlord becomes insolvent? This Practice Note covers who the rent will become payable to and the position of the rent deposit, what happens when the landlord breaches covenants in the lease, and
A house has been repossessed and the bank has possession. The mortgagor has now borrowed funds from a family member. Can the mortgagor now redeem the mortgage and 'dispose of the bank having possession of the property'? If so, how is this done—by application to the court?The mortgagor has two types
A leaseholder company was dissolved, and the property and rights vested in it passed to the Crown (bona vacantia). In reference to this: (1) Can the landlord claim possession of the leased property and if so, how?; and (2) can the landlord claim money owed to it under the lease, and if so how and
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
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