It can be impracticable to carry out works of repair or improvement to land without going onto another person's land (eg where the building line is very close to the...
Date [insert date of deed in its full format DD-Month-Year] Parties 1 [insert full name of Grantor] [of [insert address] OR incorporated in England and Wales with company...
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...
Liability The leading case on damage to property caused by encroaching tree roots is Delaware, in which the House of Lords stated that liability is to be determined by...
Date [insert date] Parties 1 [insert name of First Owner] of [insert address][ incorporated in [England and Wales] with company registration number [insert company...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Damage and disruption caused by building works are usually the subject of a claim in trespass, nuisance or negligence. This Practice Note briefly explains the prospect of...
High hedges Part 8 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (ABA 2003) empowers local authorities (LAs) to deal with complaints in respect of high hedges. Who can complain?...
Noise is one of the categories of statutory nuisance. Noise nuisance covered by statute includes: • noise in the street from vehicles, equipment, machinery or...
Private nuisance—what situations can give rise to a claim? Private nuisance normally involves interference with the claimant’s enjoyment of their land, usually by noise...
Private nuisance is an unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or some right over or in connection with it. That interference must be unreasonable...
Nuisance claims are recognised in the following way: • private nuisance—interference with the use/enjoyment of land causing injury • public nuisance—an unlawful...
Private nuisance Private nuisance is a tort against land and it is concerned with the unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or of some right over...
This Practice Note explains how to ascertain the location of property boundaries: the general boundaries rule that applies to HM Land Registry title plans, the proper...
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...
