When is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the parties contract...
Damages or injunction — the testThe primary remedy for breach of a restrictive covenant is a permanent injunction to restrain the breach. However, the...
There can be only one lease at a time giving a right to possession and occupation of property. Consequently, if a landlord subsequently grants a lease...
This Practice Note covers what happens to a lease on disclaimer and the effect of disclaimer on tenants, guarantors and former tenants, applications...
The implied or deemed surrender and re-grant of a lease arises where an agreed variation of the terms of the original lease is so fundamental that the...
Is there an interference with the right to light?Where a right of light has been established (see Practice Note: Establishing and maintaining rights...
HMO licensing is the responsibility of the LHA of the area in which the HMO is located. Licensing is either mandatory under Part 2 of the Housing Act...
In order to serve a valid notice pursuant to section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988), a landlord must comply with various pre-conditions. One of...
Types of claimsThese types of claims fall into three categories. Category I Claims for the recovery of land, including a possession claim under CPR 55...
This Practice Note considers CPR 83 and CPR PD 83 which govern procedure in relation to the issue and duration of writs and warrants of execution.Much...
‘HMOs are, or are usually, domestic premises originally designed for occupation by one family, which have been converted for occupation by a number of...