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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
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: Supreme Court decisions on the Building Safety Act 2022 and on undue influence,...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CATJ) has published the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Guide, highlighting key procedures and requirements for...
The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal, holding that a creditor is put on inquiry in any non-commercial hybrid transaction where, on the...
The Law Commission has published an interim statement on reforming business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954). The statement...
Local Government analysis: This case involves what the court described as the latest in the history of ‘creative attempts’ in devise schemes to reduce...
Latest Property Disputes Practice Notes
Code for leasing business premises—RICS professional standard—a property lawyer's guideThis Practice Note looks at the Code for leasing business...
Electronic Communications Code—Code rights in ScotlandThis Practice Note sets out the main provisions of the Electronic Communications Code (the...
Tenants’ improvements—LTA 1927The Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (LTA 1927) allows a tenant of certain holdings to serve notice stating its intention to...
Enforceability of restrictive covenants—court declarationFor freehold and long leasehold land it is possible for any person interested to apply to the...
How to forfeit a leaseThis Practice Note looks at the practical steps involved in forfeiture, in order. With a flowchart and further explanation for...
Latest Property Disputes Precedents
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987—notice of acceptanceNotice of acceptance—Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, section 6To: [name of landlord's agents] of...
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 offer notice (no prior contract)Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, section 5D OFFER NOTICETo: [[name of tenant] OR The...
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 offer notice (auction)Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, section 5B OFFER NOTICETo: [[name of tenant] OR [name of the...
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987—offer noticeLandlord and Tenant Act 1987, section 5A—offer noticeTo: [[name of tenant] OR [the qualifying tenant of flat...
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 offer notice (grant of option)Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, section 5C offer noticeTo: [[name of tenant] OR [name of the...
Latest Property Disputes Q&As
Featured Property Disputes content
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 involves...
Occupiers’ liability
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
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...
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...
Remedies for breach of restrictive covenants
Remedies for breach of restrictive covenantsThis Practice Note explains when damages for breach of restrictive covenants might be awarded in lieu of...
Notice to complete
Notice to completeThis Practice Note covers what ready, willing and able means and the consequences of serving an invalid notice. A party who is...
Nuisance—what are public and private nuisance claims?
Nuisance—what are public and private nuisance claims?Nuisance claims are recognised in the following way:•private nuisance—substantial interference...
Periodic tenancies
Periodic tenanciesThis Practice Note sets out the nature of a periodic tenancy and the procedure and notice periods for terminating such a tenancy. It...
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...
Quick guide to benefit and burden of covenants on assignment
Quick guide to benefit and burden of covenants on assignmentThe Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995) provides that any lease granted...
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...
Trespass—remedies
Trespass—remediesThis Practice Note covers the remedies available to landowners who find their property has been unlawfully occupied by a trespasser...
Can a deposit held as stakeholder be released if one set of solicitors is unresponsive or provides spurious reasons for withholding consent?
Return or forfeiture of a deposit
Return or forfeiture of a depositA buyer's right to the return of a deposit and the seller's right to forfeit the deposit in relation to a property...
Surrender by operation of law (implied surrender)
Surrender by operation of lawA surrender by operation of law (or ‘implied surrender’) occurs when the unequivocal conduct of both parties is...
Rectification—unilateral mistake
Rectification—unilateral mistakeThis Practice Note considers the remedy of rectification for unilateral mistake. For rectification for common mistake,...
Quick guide to tenant remedies for landlord’s breach of lease
Quick guide to tenant remedies for landlord’s breach of leaseThis Practice Note gives brief details of the main remedies available to tenants to deal...
Associated legal terms
Peaceable reentry
A method of forfeiture where the landlord physically re-enters the premises by manifesting its intention to forfeit the lease, usually by changing the locks.
Rights of light
A right of light is a form of easement that gives a landowner the right to receive light through defined apertures in buildings on its land.
Trespass
The unlawful presence of a person on land which is in the possession of another.
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