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A word out of place can lead to the sacrifice of valuable legal rights and that is why it is vital to seek professional advice the moment a potential dispute looms on the horizon. The point was made by the case of a couple who faced a challenge to their ownership of two plots of land adjoining their home. Continue reading →
Generally speaking, forfeiture is the right for a landlord to terminate their leaseholder’s long lease where the leaseholder is in breach of covenant. Continue reading →
You may or may not be aware but most residential leases contain restrictions on the type of alterations you can do in your property. Continue reading →
Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, certain disposals trigger the right of first refusal. Continue reading →
Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, certain disposals trigger the right of first refusal. You will normally stumble across this when your landlord has notified you and your fellow leaseholders that it intends to make such a disposal and is offering it to you all first. Continue reading →
Does the buyer of a property ‘own’ it after contracts are exchanged but before the transaction is completed? The Court of Appeal’s answer to that fundamental question delivered a substantial Capital Gains Tax (CGT) saving to an off-plan flat buyer. Continue reading →
Litigants who fail strictly to comply with judges’ orders risk the dire consequence of having their cases dismissed without a hearing. That very nearly happened to a commercial tenant in a dispute over alleged rent arrears. Continue reading →
Most leases contain covenants that forbid tenants from doing certain things without their landlords’ consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The meaning and effect of such provisions came under Supreme Court analysis in an important test case. Continue reading →
In a recent property case that will have a bearing on all contractual matters, the High Court ruled that a footer automatically appended to an email amounted to a legal signature and led to a contract for the sale of land being formed. Continue reading →
