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Business tendencies
Security of tenure for business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is a key area for a property litigator. Get the research and tools to advise on how security arises and how it’s terminated, daily.
Forfeiture
Guidance covers the procedural and practical considerations prior to and throughout the process of forfeiting a lease. We give detailed guidance, linking deeper commentary, forms, precedents and a wide range of Q&As.
Electronic Communication Code
Guidance to secure rights to install and retain equipment to provide electronic communications services. Code issues, in respect of granting and terminating agreements, frequently arise between landowners and operators.
Property disputes
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Latest Property Disputes News
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The High Court granted the applications of trustees in bankruptcy for orders under section 14 of the Trusts of...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: High Court decisions concerning a claimant’s right to recover property...
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its final report on civil enforcement, following a 12 week consultation that concluded in September...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has updated its possession action process guidance to reflect new county court fees....
The 183rd Practice Direction (PD) update comes into force on 6 April 2025. This update introduces PD51ZG3, a pilot scheme for cost budgeting in High...
Latest Property Disputes Practice Notes
Consumer protection and property law [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.FORTHCOMING CHANGE: Sections 224...
Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)—sanctionsThis Practice Note discusses the sanctions in place for those who do not comply with the houses in...
Set-off and deductions from rentThis Practice Note considers set-off provisions in leases and whether a tenant can set off a claim against a new...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Prohibition of tenant feesThe Tenant Fees Act 2019 (TFA 2019), which came into force on 1 June 2019, prohibits landlords and letting agents from...
Latest Property Disputes Precedents
Notice that sections 24 to 28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 are not to apply to a business tenancy—(landlord’s warning notice)To: [insert full...
Letter of claim—nuisance (chemical contamination)[ON THE HEADED NOTEPAPER OF CLAIMANT’S SOLICITORS]FAO [RELEVANT NAME][NAME OF DEFENDANT OR...
Letter of claim—nuisance (flood)[ON THE HEADED NOTEPAPER OF CLAIMANT’S SOLICITORS]FAO [RELEVANT NAME][NAME OF DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANT’S SOLICITOR IF...
Notice to complete given by seller or buyer under the Standard Conditions of Sale (5th Edition: 2018 revision)Notice to completeTo: [insert...
Draft Settlement agreement—for settling disputes post-commencement of proceedingsThis Agreement is made the day of 20[insert year]Parties:1[insert...
Latest Property Disputes Q&As
Featured Property Disputes content
Forfeiture of a lease
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 agreements
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?
Occupiers’ liability
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Can a deposit held as stakeholder be released if one set of solicitors is unresponsive or provides spurious reasons for withholding consent?
Mortgagee in possession
Mortgagee in possessionThis Practice Note covers the rights and responsibilities of a mortgagee in possession.RightsA legal mortgagee has a right to...
Rectification—mutual mistake
Rectification—mutual mistakeRectification is an equitable remedy by which the court can correct an error of expression where a written document does...
Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double value
Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double valueThis Practice Note provides guidance on claims for ‘use and occupation’ or...
Order for sale—next steps after obtaining an order for sale
Order for sale—next steps after obtaining an order for saleThis Practice Note provides guidance as to conducting the sale under an order for sale...
Notice to complete
Notice to completeWhile this Practice Note primarily covers commercial property matters, it also touches on residential considerations.Time is...
Private nuisance—general principles
Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It normally...
Successors in title—leases
Successors in title—leasesThe meaning of the term ‘successors in title’ will depend upon the context of the use of the term and also the drafting of...
Surrender by operation of law
Surrender by operation of lawA surrender by operation of law (or ‘implied surrender’) occurs when the unequivocal conduct of both parties is...
What happens to an underlease on termination of the lease?
What happens to an underlease on termination of the lease?The general common law principle is that when a lease comes to an end any underlease...
Estoppel and property law
Estoppel and property lawThis Practice Note discusses issue that arise in proprietary estoppel in a property context. For a general discussion of...
Release from landlord's covenants—LT(C)A 1995
Release from landlord's covenants—LT(C)A 1995The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995) gives tenants, and their guarantors, an...
Can a neighbour attach something to the external wall of a neighbouring property, which is said to be a party wall?
Breach of Missives—remedies in Scotland
Breach of Missives—remedies in ScotlandMissivesThe most common form of contract in Scottish property transactions are missives of sale, see for...
Associated legal terms
Interim rent
The amount of rent which a tenant pays whilst its tenancy is continued pursuant to LTA 1954, s 24, where an application for interim rent is made by the landlord or tenant.
Statutory compensation
Compensation which is payable to a tenant where a landlord successfully opposes the grant of a new tenancy based on grounds (e), (f) and/or (g) of LTA 1954, s 30(1).
Torts Notice
Notice served pursuant to the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, where goods have been left behind at lease expiry (commonly following forfeiture). It imposes an obligation on a former tenant to collect the goods and allows the landlord to sell the goods, if the tenant fails to do so.
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