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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...
A landlord has a right of access to carry out works on failure of a tenant to comply with a notice to repair pursuant to a Jervis v Harris clause. If the tenant does not carry out the works, does the landlord have an automatic right to enter the premises to carry out the works or must it obtain the
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
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