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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...
Building Safety Act 2022—landlord and tenant issuesThe government introduced the Building Safety Bill (the Bill) to Parliament in July 2021, intending to deliver on the recommendations and principles identified in Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’,
What can the tenant of a residential lease, which requires the landlord to set up a sinking fund/reserve fund, do if the landlord fails to use service charge payments from the tenants to build up the fund, but instead asks the tenants for large payments upfront for repair/decoration to external
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
Service charges—summary of tenants’ rights and obligations1This summary, which briefly sets out your rights and obligations in relation to variable service charges, must by law accompany a demand for service charges. Unless a summary is sent to you with a demand, you may withhold the service charge.
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