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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
Can someone trim their neighbour’s hedge without permission which is encroaching their garden? The simple answer to this question is yes, there is a right to lop or cut back hedges or trees that belong to a neighbour and overhang your land. The right to lop is an ancient right to abate a
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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