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Landlord and Tenant (General)
This section contains material on a number of different landlord and tenant matters. The topics covered can be seen in the contents box on the left. There are also separate specialist landlord and tenant sections in the Update Library on:
Forfeiture
The High Court has determined that reference to ss122 & 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in a forfeiture clause requires a court determination that the tenant company is insolvent before the landlord is able to exercise its right of re-entry. As no determination had been made, the landlord’s attempt to forfeit was unlawful.
read moreExploring the Validity of Notices in Property Law
The case is required reading for all property lawyers, dealing as it does with service of notices at common law, under contracts and under the Interpretation Act 1978. It also grapples with the question of what is a “notice”?
A Practical Guide to the Law of Parking in Great Britain
Rent Review Dispute Resolution – Part 2
Residential Leasehold
Given the recent guidance and wording for contractual provisions to deal with leasehold management issues during the registration gap provided by the City of London Law Society this case highlights the problem which the wording can alleviate.
An equitable owner cannot be classified as the “landlord” during the gap between legal completion and the registration of the equitable owner as registered proprietor for the purposes of sections 79(6)(a) and 88 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 as the legal interest in the property is still vested in seller pending completion of the registration.
Recovering Possession as a Landlord
Rent Review Dispute Resolution – Part 1
How To Do a Lease Renewal – Part 11
“It should be easy to explain what happens on a lease renewal, but it’s not.” In this final instalment, Michael Lever, The Rent Review Specialist, unpacks the complexities of lease renewals, from legal nuances and statutory terms to shifting tenant preferences and...
Security of Tenure under review by the Law Commission: The impact on Business Tenancies
Jamie Boswell discusses the Law Commission's review of the 'contracting out' model of security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, exploring potential reforms to how business tenancies are renewed or terminated. The Law Commission have started a...
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