“No Business Use” Doesn’t Always Prevent Some “Business Use”Restrictive CovenantsCoven Care Homes Ltd v Hockney & Ors [2024] UKUT 384 (LC) (03 December 2024), BAILII link. In recent years, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)…read more
Restrictive CovenantsRestrictive CovenantsIn this article, Georgina Muskett discusses an application for modification of restrictive covenant to allow erection of an office unit on land used…read more
Modification of CovenantsRestrictive CovenantsIan Quayle explores a recent tribunal decision addressing the modification of restrictive covenants to permit the use of a residential property as a…read more
The Importance of Identifying Interested Parties in Property ClaimsRestrictive CovenantsGeorgina Muskett provides her expert perspective on a recent case involving an application for a declaration regarding the enforceability of a…read more
Enforceability of Restrictive CovenantsRestrictive CovenantsIan Quayle discusses a case about the enforceability of restrictive covenants. The claimants sought to declare that a 1977 restrictive covenant did…read more
Legal Dispute Over Tomlin Order ImplementationRestrictive CovenantsEmma Preece and Emma Humphries examine a legal dispute regarding the application for directions on implementing a Tomlin Order related to structural…read more
Modification of Restrictive CovenantsRestrictive CovenantsIan Quayle considers another case before the Upper Tribunal where consideration was given as to whether an application to modify a restrictive…read more
Restrictive Covenants and Their Impact on DevelopmentRestrictive CovenantsJoanna Morrish examines the case of Medley v Mackenzie & Ors [2024], which involves the modification and discharge of restrictive covenants under…read more
Restrictive Covenants - Agricultural CovenantsRestrictive CovenantsDischarge of a restrictive covenant under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 limiting use of land to agricultural purposes. Emma Preece and…read more
Contract Interpretation in Restrictive Covenant ModificationsRestrictive CovenantsTanfield Chambers discuss the recent decision in Mackenzie v Cheung & Anor [2024] where Barristers Carl Fain and Richard Miller, instructed by…read more
Modification or Discharge of a Restrictive Covenant Restrictive CovenantsEmma Preece and Emma Humphreys consider the case of Rogers & Anor v Dinshaw & Ors and the modification or discharge of a covenant under Section 84(1)…read more
Breaching a Covenant in Real Estate DevelopmentsRestrictive CovenantsRobert Kelly discusses the recent case of Fosse Urban Pro jects Ltd v Whyte & Ors [2023] where another cynical breach by a developer was punished by…read more