Navigate the complexities of lease covenants and obligations with our comprehensive resources. Designed for property dispute specialists, this topic provides clear, actionable guidance on landlord and tenant responsibilities, breach consequences, and enforcement strategies. Stay ahead with the latest legal insights and best practice advice to effectively manage and resolve disputes.
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) meeting of 17 June 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at the...
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated its MyHMCTS guidance for legal professionals on issuing damages claims online. The revised guidance...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s launch of two...
The Welsh Government has published circular WGC 007/2026 to introduce the Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2026, which came into...
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 benefit and burden of covenants on assignmentThe Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995) provides that (with exceptions) any lease granted on or after 1 January 1996 creates what is defined as a ‘new tenancy’ for the purposes of LT(C)A 1995. A lease granted before is an
Quick guide to tenant remedies for landlord’s breach of leaseThis Practice Note gives brief details of the main remedies available to tenants to deal with a breach of covenant by the landlord, or interference with the tenant’s rights. These include remedies to deal with a specific breach, such as an
Incoming landlord’s liability for pre-existing breachesAs from completion, an incoming landlord is:•in the case of an ‘old’ tenancy (ie generally granted pre-1 January 1996): bound by all landlord covenants that have ‘reference to the subject matter’ of the lease, and•in the case of a ‘new’ tenancy,
Landlord’s remedies for assigning or underletting without consentFor guidance on the usual forms of covenant against assigning and underletting, and on whether consent has been reasonably withheld, see Practice Note: Landlord's consent to assign or underlet. If a breach has occurred, the following
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