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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...
A landlord has a right of access to carry out works on failure of a tenant to comply with a notice to repair pursuant to a Jervis v Harris clause. If the tenant does not carry out the works, does the landlord have an automatic right to enter the premises to carry out the works or must it obtain the
Dilapidations claims at the end of the termOnce a lease has ended, the landlord can no longer forfeit or rely on a Jervis v Harris clause. At that stage, damages are the only available remedy and the amount recoverable is governed by:•common law principles for the assessment of damages for breach
Does section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 apply to mixed use premises?Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (LTA 1985) implies a compulsory contractual term into all tenancies (even where there is an express repairing covenant) of less than seven years. This implied obligation
In terms of housing disrepair, what constitutes disrepair? Is a landlord required to carry out remedial works within a certain timescale? If so, are there any guideline used by the court to determine the level of liability/damages in the event that certain timescales are not complied with?A landlord
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