Security of tenure for business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is a key area for a property litigator. Get the research and tools to advise on how security arises and how it’s terminated, daily.
Guidance covers the procedural and practical considerations prior to and throughout the process of forfeiting a lease. We give detailed guidance, linking deeper commentary, forms, precedents and a wide range of Q&As.
Guidance to secure rights to install and retain equipment to provide electronic communications services. Code issues, in respect of granting and terminating agreements, frequently arise between landowners and operators.
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This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: publication of statutory guidance on Renters’ Rights Act 2025 requirements, High...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has confirmed that paying the wrong court issue fee does not prevent a claim being 'brought' for the...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published an official Information Sheet to support implementation of the...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the passing of the Building Safety (Wales) Bill, a Court of Appeal ruling on the...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced that its first global professional standard for responsible use of artificial...
Japanese knotweed locationsJapanese knotweed can be found almost all over the country. It can readily grow in nutrient-poor or contaminated soils,...
For any insolvency process to operate effectively, it is essential the person appointed to wind-up the insolvent estate has powers that enable them to...
Once a development occurs, it is then moved to the relevant archive:•Property key future developments tracker—2026 archive•Property key future...
Current court feesThis Practice Note provides information on the key court fees payable for civil proceedings in the Court of Appeal, High Court and...
Noise is a category of statutory nuisance. This may arise under the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993, the Noise Act 1996 (NA 1996) or the...
Filed on behalf of the [insert party eg [Claimant OR Appellant] or [Defendant OR Respondents]]Number of witness statement: [insert eg first]Date:...
[To be printed on landlord’s letterheaded paper]Your Ref: Our Ref: Date: From: [name of...
[To be printed on landlord’s letterheaded paper]Your Ref: Our Ref: Date: From: [name of...
[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [insert location]]][Specify division][Specify specialist...
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERNFROM: [insert name of landlord] of [insert landlord’s address] (‘the Landlord’)PREMISES: [insert full address of the...
Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It involves...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
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...
Remedies for breach of restrictive covenantsThis Practice Note explains when damages for breach of restrictive covenants might be awarded in lieu of...
Notice to completeThis Practice Note covers what ready, willing and able means and the consequences of serving an invalid notice. A party who is...
Nuisance—what are public and private nuisance claims?Nuisance claims are recognised in the following way:•private nuisance—substantial interference...
Periodic tenanciesThis Practice Note sets out the nature of a periodic tenancy and the procedure and notice periods for terminating such a tenancy. It...
Rectification—mutual mistakeRectification is an equitable remedy by which the court can correct an error of expression where a written document does...
Quick guide to benefit and burden of covenants on assignmentThe Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995) provides that any lease granted...
Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double valueThis Practice Note provides guidance on claims for ‘use and occupation’ or...
Trespass—remediesThis Practice Note covers the remedies available to landowners who find their property has been unlawfully occupied by a trespasser...
Return or forfeiture of a depositA buyer's right to the return of a deposit and the seller's right to forfeit the deposit in relation to a property...
Surrender by operation of lawA surrender by operation of law (or ‘implied surrender’) occurs when the unequivocal conduct of both parties is...
Rectification—unilateral mistakeThis Practice Note considers the remedy of rectification for unilateral mistake. For rectification for common mistake,...
Quick guide to tenant remedies for landlord’s breach of leaseThis Practice Note gives brief details of the main remedies available to tenants to deal...
A business lease renewal, pursuant to LTA 1954.
The case of Mannai v Eagle Star [1997] 3 All ER 352, in which the House of Lords (as was) confirmed that a mistake in a contractual break notice was not fatal to its validity, as the reasonable recipient would not be misled by the error.
A method of forfeiture where the landlord physically re-enters the premises by manifesting its intention to forfeit the lease, usually by changing the locks.