The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Professional Statement on Service Charges in Commercial Property, 1st edition (the Service Charge Statement) (1st...
Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners when determining whether a claim form can be served on a...
England The Approval of Code of Management Practice (Residential Management) (Service Charges) (England) Order 2016, SI 2016/518 approves the Service Charge Residential...
This Practice Note explains the procedure for handling commercial service charge disputes including by reference to the mandatory obligations and best practice guidance...
Where a certificate is required to ascertain the service charge then it has been held in Urban Splash Work Ltd v Ridgway and another [2018] UKUT 32 (LC) that there is no...
Repair and improvements A tenant will not generally be expected to pay for the landlord to upgrade or improve its property as opposed to repairing it. The length of a...
The court may imply an obligation on the landlord to provide certain services in the absence of an express covenant to do so. Where a landlord takes the benefit of a...
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...
The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014, SI 2014/3120 came into force on 18 December 2014 and transpose parts of the Energy Efficiency Directive...
Claim No. [insert claim number]. [IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [insert location] OR [Specify division] [Specify...
[On the headed notepaper of the creditor’s solicitors] FAO [Insert name of debtor] [Name of debtor’s solicitors] [Address line 1] [Address line 2] [Postcode] [Date] Dear...
[Name of creditor’s solicitors firm] [Address line 1] [Address line 2] [Postcode] [Date] [Ref: [insert reference]] Dear [insert organisation name] [Creditor’s name] AND...
Under section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (the LTA 1985) TO: [insert full name of tenant] of [insert address] (the ‘Tenant’) [and [[insert full name of...
TO: [insert full name of tenant] of [insert address] (the ‘Tenant’) [and [insert full name of recognised tenant’s association] of [insert address] (the ‘RTA’)] FROM:...
Produced in partnership with Leigh Callaway of Fladgate LLP Claim No. [insert claim number]. [IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE [BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND...
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...
This Practice Note explains the procedure for handling some of the most common residential service charge disputes under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (LTA 1985). For...
When do the consultation requirements apply? A landlord must consult with its tenants before: • undertaking qualifying works (defined in section 20ZA of the Landlord and...
Statute limits the amount that may be recovered from tenants of dwellings by way either of service or administration charges. In both cases the landlord may recover no...
ARCHIVED: The third edition of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Code of Practice ‘Service charges in commercial property’ (and all previous versions)...
1 This summary, which briefly sets out your rights and obligations in relation to variable service charges, must by law accompany a demand for service charges. Unless a...
This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is...
TO: [insert full name of tenant] of [insert address] (the ‘Tenant’) [and [insert full name of recognised tenant’s association] of [insert address] (the ‘RTA’)] FROM:...