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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...
Where a landlord has carried out a section 20 consultation in respect of major works but a genuinely unforeseen issue needs to be addressed during the works: Can the landlord incur these extra costs and re-charge as service charge? Or Will the landlord have to apply for retrospective dispensation if
Under the section 20 consultation procedure, is it necessary to serve notices on assured shorthold tenants or houses of multiple occupation that are comprised in the premises? If we do not know who the tenants of the flats are (which do fall within the remit of section 20), who should the notices be
Building Safety Act 2022—landlord and tenant issuesThe government introduced the Building Safety Bill (the Bill) to Parliament in July 2021, intending to deliver on the recommendations and principles identified in Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’,
Residential service charges—disputes and proceduresThis 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 general guidance on the statutory consultation process for qualifying works and
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