“In general, the provisions of section 146 [Law of Property Act 1925] concerning the landlord’s notice and the tenant’s right to relief govern all covenants and conditions (other than those…
Q A lessee of a house has served a notice to acquire the freehold under the 1967 Act. While awaiting completion, he purports to assign the benefit of the notice,…
A local authority cannot act in respect of an alleged statutory nuisance in circumstances where persons of ordinary sensitivity would not be aggrieved.
In order to determine whether the occupier of a residential caravan has the protection of the Mobile Homes Act 1983, it may be necessary to ascertain whether the land on…
The facts that have given rise to a major upheaval in the law of contract can be simplified as follows: .
When it comes to completing a landlord’s counternotice to a claim to a new lease of a flat, it is advisable to assume that “completing” means completing and nothing less:…
Duties of lending bank – Duties of advising solicitor. Librarians who have assiduously archived the countless decisions that followed in the wake of Barclays Bank plc v O’Brien [1994] 1…
When working towards a fair rent from what would have been obtainable in the unregulated sector, a rent officer cannot deduct such element of the latter as may be attributable…
Profit-sharing agreement – Cigarette vending machine belonging to A placed on premises belonging to B – Whether B making (exempt) supply of “licence to occupy land” – Schedule 9 Group…
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999. Q A planning authority, having been asked to provide an opinion on whether an EIA is required, concludes that no such…
A mortgagee exercising his power of sale accepts an offer from A in circumstances where a property dealer might well, at the risk of losing the sale, have solicited offers…
Q Our tenant’s association is taking the owner of the block to the leasehold valuation tribunal, where we shall dispute the reasonableness of a number of items included in the…