Christopher Snell

This Q&A considers the sale of part of a parcel of land following the granting of a possession order—and whether or not the charge holder is first required to register the land in its name before sale.

This Q&A considers persons eligible to buy a property following the obtaining of an order for sale.

This Q&A looks at the requirements under the Prescription Act.

This Q&A considers forfeiture of commercial premises where it is argued that an implied tenancy exists.

This Q&A considers the position of a represented tenant who proposed to take a lease of premises for an unrepresented landlord.

This Q&A considers whether a landlord could be said, by implication, to have consented to an assignment of a tenancy in circumstances where the landlord accepts the payment of rent from a partnership as opposed to an individual tenant.

This Q&A considers the time at which the tenant must give up vacant possession.

This Q&A considers whether the judgment debtor or shareholder of the company registered as proprietor is an incumbrancer for the purposes of LPA 1925, s 105 where a BVI company owns a property which is about to be sold.

This Q&A considers the right a partial beneficial owner of property has to a share of rental income collected by the sole legal owner of that property.

This Q&A considers a landlord’s right to forfeiture and to use the rent deposit to settle rent arrears after forfeiture.

This Q&A considers whether or not a term in a residential lease permitting a landlord to increase a tenant’s service charge contribution can be applied retrospectively.

This Q&A considers how long a notice seeking possession served under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988) lasts and when it is deemed to have expired.

This Q&A looks at the notice period required of a tenant to end a statutory periodic tenancy continuing after the end of a fixed term AST.

This Q&A considers how a tenant can bring a lease to an end under LTA 1954.

This Q&A considers issues surrounding obtaining possession of premises where there has been failures to serve energy performance certificates (EPCs); gas safety certificates and where the mortgagee has not been informed that the premises are let.

This Q&A considers the application of ITEPA 2003, Pt 7A to a situation where a shareholder has left shares to an employee in a Will.

This Q&A considers whether a commercial landlord enter and remove its fixtures where the tenant has not complied with the obligation to maintain them and any accompanied risks.

This Q&A considers whether a person can be a first-time buyer for the purposes of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) relief where, pursuant to a Will, they were left a share of residue of an estate which included a property which was sold by the personal representatives (PRs) so that the person received money from the estate instead.

This Q&A considers whether a qualifying lease be extended more than once under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

This Q&A considers the provisions of TOLATA 1996 and the court’s ability to transfer one co-owner’s interest in premises to another.