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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...
Landlord and tenant implied repairing obligations and the doctrine of wasteIn the absence of an express covenant to repair in a lease, a landlord or tenant’s liability to repair will be limited. For landlords, it will depend on various common law and statutory provisions, and for tenants it depends
Dilapidations claims at the end of the termOnce a lease has ended, the landlord can no longer forfeit or rely on a Jervis v Harris clause. At that stage, damages are the only available remedy and the amount recoverable is governed by:•common law principles for the assessment of damages for breach
A freeholder has an obligation to repair balconies in a block of flats. A number of lessees have (with permission) replaced balustrades and tiling which are of substantially higher quality than the original balustrades and tiles. In order to repair the balconies, the landlord will need to remove the
If a landlord rents out a property which has oil heating (rather than gas), is there the same legal obligation to provide a safety certificate? The boiler runs off oil rather than gas. If the tenant refuses to supply the oil (which they are required to do under their tenancy agreement) then the
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