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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...
Where a landlord has carried out a section 20 consultation in respect of major works but a genuinely unforeseen issue needs to be addressed during the works: Can the landlord incur these extra costs and re-charge as service charge? Or Will the landlord have to apply for retrospective dispensation if
A is purchasing a freehold property which is subject to a long residential lease of the first floor. A will occupy the ground floor, which currently has no lease. The first floor lease is fairly old and basic, and simply provides that the tenant is to pay a 50% contribution to the Landlord's
Do service charge funds need to be held in a designated deposit/trust account?Where section 42 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) applies ie the premises let are residential and two or more tenants are required by the terms of their leases to contribute towards the same costs being the
Can arrears of service charge (if properly incurred) be recovered throughout the term of a lease, or is this subject to a limitation period?Many leases allow the landlord to recover from the tenant monies expended towards the maintenance and upkeep of the property and any common areas by way of a
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