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This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: High Court decisions regarding the meaning of ‘building’ under section 5 of the...
Property analysis: In a judgment handed down on 13th March 2026 in the case of SGL1 Ltd v FSV Freeholders Ltd, John de Waal KC and Gemma de Cordova...
Property Disputes analysis: James Andrews-Tipler of Falcon Chambers appeared for the successful claimant tenant, Park Cakes Limited (bakers and...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: MHCLG’s announcement of funding for councils to enforce powers under the Renters’...
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...
What is the legal position if a commercial tenant abandons the property? Can the landlord enter the premises and take possession forthwith?We have assumed in this case that the tenant has abandoned the premises by vacating it and has not paid the rent and/or service charge due under the lease. We
What is an antecedent breach?An ‘antecedent breach’ from a property perspective is a reference to a breach which took place prior to a particular event, for example prior to assignment or forfeiture.For example, within a forfeiture clause it may be used in the following way:‘If the rent hereby
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
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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