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A landlord owns a building that contains several self-contained serviced residential units. Each unit is occupied under a licence and each licensee pays a licence fee for a fixed period. The council has sent a penalty notice in respect of the building for failure to manage and document the waste collection services. What guidance can the landlord look to and what is the process for appealing the notice?
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A landlord is granting a lease of part of a commercial building. Asbestos was located in the property and has since been removed. The landlord has obtained the health and safety executive notification of asbestos work and also the consignment note for the removal of the asbestos. Does the landlord still need to provide to the tenant an up-to-date asbestos survey or is the documentation showing the removal of the asbestos sufficient?
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A client is selling a property where an extension was built over a private sewer in 2002 and a ‘build over’ agreement obtained from the Local Authority at that time. The buyer’s solicitors have asked for an indemnity policy which the seller has refused on the basis there is a ‘build over’ agreement in place already. The buyer’s solicitors are arguing that as the agreement was entered into when the drains were privately owned the local water company must now be involved and either a new build over agreement obtained or a policy provided. Is this correct?
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Can an appellant recover costs from the Environment Agency following a successful appeal against a waste removal notice under section 59ZB of the Environmental Protection Act 1990?
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Can a local highway authority grant a licence to a third party who is not a statutory undertaker to discharge water from private drains into the highway drainage system?
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Associated legal terms

Civil liability

Legal obligations that arise from private wrongs or breaches of contract which are not acts that are prevented under legislation (criminal acts or public wrongs).

Environmental impact assessment

A detailed assessment of the possible positive or negative impacts that a proposed project may have on the natural, social and economic environment.

Hazardous waste

Any waste which is hazardous waste for the purposes of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/894 (as amended).
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