What is a headline rent?In a falling market, landlords frequently offer tenants financial inducements to take a lease in order to maintain the level...
The rule against derogation from grant applies in addition to any obligation of quiet enjoyment. It is not excluded by an express covenant for quiet...
A deed (such as a TR1) is valid and binding if the essential ingredients of execution as a deed, attestation and delivery as a deed are all present:...
Ownership, leasing or any other permitted use of land normally requires access to it to obtain the benefit of the land. The public are allowed to use...
What is merger?A lease terminates as a result of merger when both the lease and the reversion of that lease become vested in the same person—see Rye v...
No suspension impliedA suspension of rent is not implied even where the tenant pays the cost of insurance. The tenant remains liable for the rent even...
Is the agreement a grazing licence or farm business tenancy?What is a grazing licence?A grazing licence is an agreement under which a landowner allows...
Defects in design, faulty installation or the use of inappropriate or inadequate materials when building a property can lead to significant problems...
Where property is expressed to be subject to Lammas rights, what are these rights, how do they affect the owner’s ability to deal with their property...
Where property adjacent to common land is sold and a right of access over the common land was registered by the seller in the commons register, does...
Town and village greens—making an application to register a TVGRegistration authoritiesApplications for registration of a town and village green (TVG)...
Creation and registration of common landWhat is common land?The term ‘common land’ usually includes all land which is subject to rights of common, ie...
Town or village greens—property developmentRegistration of land as a town or village green (TVG) can prevent its development and greatly restrict its...
Town and village greens—registration, rectification, correction and deregistrationThis Practice Note deals with amendments to the register of town and...
What is a town or village green?The existence of a town or village green (TVG) may restrict or even prevent development. It is a criminal offence to...
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