Legal notes
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Be on guard with licences and leases
Allyson Colby looks at a recent case involving the growing trend of property guardianship
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Cheer up, it’s not the end of the lease
How landlords can validly forfeit a tenant’s lease under the Commonhold and Leasehold Act 2002.
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Should a fraudster be able to sue their negligent solicitors?
Court of Appeal applies new range of factors for assessing the enforceability of illegal contracts
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Quay questions answered
Allyson Colby explores the latest town or village green case, involving a working quay in Essex.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
A cautionary tale for lessees to ensure they have obtained consent before transferring possession.
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Surveyor’s negligence: what damages?
Is the correct measure of damages the diminution in value or the cost of the cure?
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Law of Property Act 1922: a perpetual trap for the unwary
After almost a century, the Law of Property Act 1922 can still catch out landlords
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Legal notes: Wear the correct hat for residential property disputes
James Driscoll considers the implications of an Upper Tribunal decision on the jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal under a property dispute pilot scheme
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Legal notes: learning lessons from Holyoake v Candy
Mark Holyoake’s dispute with the Candy brothers dominated the headlines just before Christmas. Stuart Pemble considers what legal lessons can be learned from the judgment
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Legal notes: Timing and the service charge chain
James Driscoll considers a recent case on the time limits that apply when service charge is passed down a chain of landlords to leaseholders
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Legal notes: breach of contract
The idea that you must not take advantage of another’s breach of contract caused by your actions is relevant to construction negotiations. But Stuart Pemble says it is not as…
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Legal notes: Much ado in Pantoland
With another legal year behind them (oh yes it is!), the legal notes team of Allyson Colby, James Driscoll and Stuart Pemble bring down the curtain on 2017, taking inspiration…