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This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the Mayor of London’s launch of a Renters’ Rights Enforcement Fund ahead of...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation on a proposed Direction to the Regulator of Social...
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published oral evidence on pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: publication of statutory guidance on Renters’ Rights Act 2025 requirements, High...
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...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of care to all their visitors in respect of dangers due to the state of the premises or to things done or omitted to be done on them. They must take
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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