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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...
Neighbour disputes—noise and nuisanceNoise is one of the categories of statutory nuisance. Noise nuisance covered by statute includes:•noise in the street from vehicles, equipment, machinery or loud-speakers, and faulty burglar alarms•night-time noise from private dwellings, and•noise pollutionThe
Nuisance—what are public and private nuisance claims?Nuisance claims are recognised in the following way:•private nuisance—substantial interference with the use/enjoyment of land•public nuisance—an unlawful act/omission causing widespread harm•‘the rule in Rylands v Fletcher’ (‘non-natural’ activity
Damage by tree rootsThis Practice Note discusses damage by tree roots, including the duty between neighbours, foreseeability, causation, possible measures to minimise or prevent damage and remedies.LiabilityThe leading case on damage to property caused by encroaching tree roots is Delaware Mansions
Does the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 give a property owner a right to go on to a neighbour's property to build a new boundary wall, rather than for maintenance?The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 enables the court, in certain circumstances, to make an order allowing access to land (the
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