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:
Ian Quayle discusses a recent case that provides a useful reminder of how the FTT exercises its discretion to enable a landlord to dispense with the need to consult with leaseholders before carrying out major works as required by Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant...
Mark Loveday takes a look at the proposed reforms to the Right to Manage. Summary of Proposals The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was published on 27 November 2023[1]. This Legislation Brief deals with the provisions in the Bill relating to the statutory...
In the third instalment of his new series on lease renewals, Michael Lever discusses the legal aspects of landlord-tenant relationships, focusing on the termination or non-renewal of leases under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA54). As I intimated in Part 1,...
Ian Quayle discusses an interesting recent case concerning an application for the landlord’s consent for alterations. Case name, reference and Bailii link - Messenex Property Investments Ltd v Lanark Square Ltd [2024] EWHC 89 (Ch) (23 January 2024)...
Mark Loveday looks at what practitioners can expect from the service charge provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill and some of the headline changes. Summary of Proposals The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was published on 27 November 2023[1]....
In the second instalment of his new series on lease renewals, Michael Lever focuses on the commercial lease renewal process, covering topics such as the expiration of contractual terms, notice periods, rent reviews, tenant's rights, landlord's considerations, and the...
Ian Quayle provides a comprehensive analysis of a court of appeal decision on the recoverability of costs in residential long leases. 89 Holland Park (Management) Ltd v Dell & Dell [2023] EWCA Civ 1460. Judgment. Summary An interesting Court of Appeal...
Isaac Craft raises a pivotal question in his debut piece for Property Law UK: Does the proposal to abolish no-fault evictions under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 strike the right balance between landlords and tenants? Section 21 is speed: it gives landlords an...
Sarah Thompson-Copsey examines the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, Part I, and tenants' pre-emption rights in light of the recent legal matter involving S Franses Limited v Block 6 Ashley Gardens Roof Gardens Limited. The analysis includes considerations of s5 notices,...
In the first instalment of his new series for 2024, Michael Lever provides advice on navigating the lease renewal process. The title of this series implies that the existing lease would be renewed, but whether it has to or should be depends. It does not have to...
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