Q An inspector will shortly hear our appeal against a refusal of permission for a housing development. Opposition will come from a local action group, which claims that, although the…
“Recourse to the technical doctrines of clogs and fetters has become increasingly rare. In part at least, this may be due to their uncertain application.” .
Q The extent of my grazing rights over a common are governed by the over-wintering capacity of my farm – ie the historical levancy and couchancy test.
Q Some 25 years ago, my company took a 20-year lease of a warehouse belonging to a family trust. In the sixth year of the lease, we built some garages…
“A person having an interest in the land to which an enforcement notice relates or a relevant occupier may appeal to the Secretary of State against the notice, whether or…
The story is told (well it is now) of a poodle that was served its daily delicacies in a cut-glass bowl.
Whether use by force. “The user which will support a prescriptive claim must be user nec vi, nec clam, nec precario (without force, without secrecy, without permission)… Forcible user (vi)…
Q Under the terms of their leases, a number of our tenants have to give us first refusal at their selling price before they can assign their interests.
Q A number of tenants in a council-owned block of flats are joining forces to complain about various disrepairs. However, some of the flats are the subject of suspended orders…
Q I am advising a group of residents who are monitoring the preparation of a fresh local plan. Their concern is to persuade the council to include within the green…
A business tenant paying an annual rent of £100,000 receives a notice from the landlord proposing a rent of £250,000 for the next rent review period.
Q Given that a notice to quit served by one of two or more joint tenants will terminate a periodic tenancy regardless of the wishes the other(s) (see Hammersmith and…