Practice point
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PP 2003/26
Size frequently does matter. Agonising over whether feature A lies within the curtilage of building B is a bit like trying to describe your circle of “old friends”.
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PP 2003/23
Keeping your ear to the ground. Q Instructed by a seller, you put a property on the market at £1.5m even though a similar property is in another agent’s window…
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PP 2003/22
Landlord faced with tenant’s insolvency: A path through the maze. Quick answers are difficult to find when advising a landlord whose tenant is, or may become, insolvent.
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PP 2002/159
The buyer must still beware. So long as the law allows the creation of easements to be presumed from long use or implied from certain historical facts, no system of…
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PP 2003/9
Proposed widening of local authority compulsory purchase powers. A power for an authority to act if it thinks certain circumstances exist has to be wider than a power to act…
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PP 2003/21
“Draconian” operation of trade waste removal indemnity. Operators of restaurants, hotels and other businesses that offer hospitality to customers should take a careful look at their fire insurance policies with…
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PP 2003/20
As many defaulting borrowers have learned to their dismay, the nightmare of negative equity does not necessarily end with repossession and sale: they can still be pursued for the balance…
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PP 2003/3
Telecommunications Act 1984: A special class of business tenant. Dealing with a lease granted to a public telecoms operator may not be an everyday affair, but should you find yourself…
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PP 2003/19
Action against individual: Law draws line at company directors. Employed surveyors and other professionals, already concerned about the risk of a negligence action taken against them as individuals (see PP…
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PP 2003/18
The shape of things to come – Planning and Compensation Bill. The proposed new planning and compulsory purchase legislation will be a rather skeletal job even when enacted.
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PP 2003/16
ADR agreement likened to arbitration agreement. A and B contract on terms that they will attempt to resolve disputes through mediation or other ADR procedure.
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PP 2003/15
Mortgaged property is sold at an undervalue: Who can the mortgagor sue for damages?. The question posed above serves as a convenient umbrella for four interrelated questions addressed by the…