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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 person has a right of way to access their property both with vehicles and on foot over an unadopted road. The right of way has been obstructed by a neighbour who parks their vehicle across the entrance to the road. The neighbour's property is unregistered and has no right of way over the road. No
In relation to a restrictive covenant: (1) what is the meaning of ‘persons deriving title’, does it include successors in title, tenants, heirs etc, (2) what is the meaning of ‘private dwelling house’ and is there a difference in meaning between this and ‘private residence’, and (3) would a
Easements—actionable interferenceThis Practice Note covers wrongful interference with an easement as a private nuisance, what constitutes an actionable interference, alteration and deviation of rights of way, whether a beneficiary can be estopped from objecting to an interference due to
An individual has had uninterrupted use of land for over 20 years but the use is then interrupted for a significant period (3–4 years). Would this interruption defeat a claim for a prescriptive easement? If it would not, is there a time limit within which the claim must be brought from the date of
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