The process for claiming relief against forfeiture varies depending on the nature of the breach. This Practice Note sets out the position relating to forfeiture for...
The process for claiming relief from forfeiture when the breach is rent arrears varies depending on the nature of the breach. For information in respect of claiming...
This 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...
There are typically three situations in which a commercial landlord will use CPR 55: • possession claim following expiry of a lease (whether or not subject to the...
Goods are often left behind when a lease ends or a property is sold, especially following forfeiture by re-entry when there may have been no notice. The lease may deal...
STOP PRESS: Note that amendments to CPR PD 22 regarding statements of truth will come into force on 6 April 2020. The changes address the issue of cases where a witness...
CPR 83 provisions regarding writs and warrants As of 6 April 2014 the existing Rules of the Supreme Court (RSC) and County Court Rules (CCR) rules governing writs and...
When 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 of a tenant’s breach. A landlord may...
Commonhold and leasehold reform act 2002, section 166 Notice to long leaseholders of rent due To: [insert name(s) of leaseholder(s)] (note 1) This notice is given in...
This Practice Note considers the interaction between the statutory moratorium under Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), which prevents most creditor or...
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN FROM: [insert name of landlord] of [insert landlord’s address] (‘the Landlord’) PREMISES: [insert full address of the premises] LEASE: a lease of...
STOP PRESS: Note that amendments to CPR PD 22 regarding statements of truth will come into force on 6 April 2020. The changes address the issue of cases where a witness...
STOP PRESS: Note that amendments to CPR PD 22 regarding statements of truth will come into force on 6 April 2020. The changes address the issue of cases where a witness...
STOP PRESS: Note that amendments to CPR PD 22 regarding statements of truth will come into force on 6 April 2020. The changes address the issue of cases where a witness...
This Practice Note summarises the main offences and statutory provisions against unlawful eviction of certain tenants and licencees. For further detail of the torts and...
This Practice Note provides a summary of the remedies available to a landlord when faced with a tenant’s breach of lease, including forfeiture, service of a statutory...
STOP PRESS: Note that amendments to CPR PD 22 regarding statements of truth will come into force on 6 April 2020. The changes address the issue of cases where a witness...
This Practice Note provides brief details of the main methods of rent arrears recovery, and gives links to further information in each case. Before taking any action to...
Most leases contain a clause allowing for the recovery of costs of taking enforcement action against tenants, sometimes limited to costs ‘in contemplation of’ or ‘in...
Notice before forfeiture To: [insert full name of Tenant] of [insert address] [incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [insert company...
Notice before forfeiture To: [insert full name of Tenant] of [insert address] [incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [insert company...
I [name] of [address] solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 1 [I have been employed by [name of owner] (‘the Owner’) of [address] [(company registration number...
I [insert name] of [insert address] solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 1 [I have been employed by [insert name of owner] (‘the Owner’) of [insert address]...
Statute limits a landlord’s right to forfeit (this includes service of a s 146 notice) a long residential lease for: • non-payment of rent • non-payment of service charge...
Introduction A site that is ripe for redevelopment can also be laden with different interests, with varying degrees of legal protection. Landlords that are looking to...
The general common law principle is that when a lease comes to an end any underlease automatically terminates. Consensual termination—surrender and merger Statute...
