Residential Landlord Rights / Responsibility Update November 2023
November 16, 2023There was concern by Tenant organisations, that perfectly well-behaved paying tenants were being forced out by landlords.
Right to Manage for Shared Ownership Flats
June 7, 2023Confusion as to whether leasehold “tenant owners” of flats who are acquiring a full interest via the shared ownership route…
Adverse Possession
December 19, 2022Adverse possession is also called “squatters rights”, and it has been the subject of controversy, however, it is not as…
Buying a house at auction is not ALL the buyers risk
April 11, 2022Often a house is in an auction sale because there are problems that have made it difficult to sell on…
Property Dispute – Commercial Rent Arrears
June 17, 2021The embargo on evicting commercial tenants who have failed to pay their rent has now been extended to 25 March…
Stamp Duty Holiday ends – huge potential for disputes
June 9, 2021Many buyers and sellers hoping to complete their transactions before the stamp duty rules change at the end of June.
The battle of the forms: Will my standard terms of business prevail?
April 16, 2021The term ‘battle of the forms’ is where businesses enter into a contractual agreement and attempt to incorporate their own…
Commercial Contracts – why can’t I recover all my loss?
March 24, 2021We will be looking purely at the damages remedy for recovering losses if someone fails to comply with their contractual…
“Payment in Full and Final Settlement” – Creditors beware
December 7, 2020You should take caution in accepting part payment of money owed by a debtor particularly if the sum is offered…
Restrictive Covenants on land and the perils of ignoring them
November 19, 2020The dangers of assuming that if you get your planning permission, you can disregard the restrictive covenants preventing building...