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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...
Does section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 apply to mixed use premises?Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (LTA 1985) implies a compulsory contractual term into all tenancies (even where there is an express repairing covenant) of less than seven years. This implied obligation
In terms of housing disrepair, what constitutes disrepair? Is a landlord required to carry out remedial works within a certain timescale? If so, are there any guideline used by the court to determine the level of liability/damages in the event that certain timescales are not complied with?A landlord
Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Condition Cases (England)This Practice Note sets out the aims of the Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Condition Cases (England) (the Protocol), in force from 13 January 2020, which applies to residential property situated in England only. It looks at the scope of the
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
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