Disputes between Executors – The Consequences can be Expensive! The standard position is that two or more people (often all family members) are appointed as the Executors in the Will of the individual – for the purposes of this article we will call her “Joan”....
Update for Residential Landlords Landlords and Tenants will have been aware of the effect of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the emergency rules resulting in the Court system suspending all Possession Claims and all enforcement of any Possession Orders already made. The...
Residential Service Charges: What if you think the charge is excessive? Tenants will be familiar with their Leasehold requirement to make payment of service charges, which are used by Landlords to cover the costs of providing services in relation to their property....
Can personal preferences permit you to refuse to approve your neighbours building plans? A common restrictive covenant is that building work that A wants to do on their land burdened by the covenant cannot go ahead until the owner of the benefitting land (B) has...
Possession proceedings – lifting the moratorium Prior to the Coronavirus Act 2020, residential landlords were able to to serve a Section 21 eviction notice on a Tenant whose Tenancy was ending, providing two months’ notice for vacation. If a Tenant did not then...
Funerals – A sensitive issue for Executors further complicated by Covid-19 Rules The media is full of reports of the additional stress and distress caused by the need to socially isolate in circumstances where loved ones are close to death and family members...
