What is the difference between a conditional fee agreement and a contingency fee agreement?. If you are stumped by this question, the remedy is to turn to Third age for…
Guidance must not be inconsistent with development plan. Where their decision is attacked for being inconsistent with the relevant development plan, a planning authority may argue that they have adhered…
Claiming compensation under section 10(1) of the Local Land Charges Act 1975. The general principles governing the assessment of damages in tort actions have been held to be applicable to…
Reasonableness in a new guise?. Q L withholds his consent to assign on the ground that T has failed to obtain satisfactory financial references from certain persons specified in the…
Forms of security compared. Anxious, even at the best of times, about the risk of tenant insolvency, landlords in the present economic climate will have every reason to welcome a…
Instant data on data centres. Out of the blue, your advice is sought on the letting of premises to be used as a data centre.
Q Being more than bothered by a public footpath running across my land (it is too close to my house for comfort), I have been advised to apply to the…
Brush up your heads of agreement. With the publication of the voluntary code of practice mentioned in PP 2002/198, many will agree with Mark Owen and John Martin of Pinsent…
Pointe Gourde principle applied with vigour. A claim for compulsory purchase compensation is frequently contested on the ground (based upon the celebrated Pointe Gourde case) that part of the alleged…
Hardly recreational reading. In the context of Class D2(e) of the 1987 Use Classes Order (“swimming bath, skating rink, gymnasium or area for other indoor or outdoor sports or recreations”),…
Leasehold houses: enfranchisement opportunities increased. Brought into force on 26 July 2002, changes made by sections 137-149 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 will affect numerous leasehold houses…
Consultation paper – Contents – DTLR response to comments. With us for nearly half a century, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 has not surprisingly thrown up an unwelcome array…