Whether use of land in ordinary course of enjoyment. If a fire escapes from the Robinsons’ barbecue and consumes their neighbour’s greenhouse it seems only right that they (meaning in…
Definition of “owner” in section 179 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Q An enforcement notice is served on A, the registered proprietor of the site in question.
Q I have been served with an enforcement notice, which, on its face, is quite correct. What I am really upset about are the things the council did and said…
A and B enter quite informally into a joint venture that involves the acquisition of a piece of property, usually, but not necessarily, land.
The effect of section 38(2) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 on contractual exclusions to the right to compensation upon the landlord bringing the tenancy to an end.
From time to time, a family tree can bear a valuable fruit in the shape of a right of reverter under the School Sites Acts.
Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999. Readers who deal daily with residential lettings will be aware that the legality of the above mentioned order has been affirmed by the…
Picture an immensely powerful sports car built circa 1950 and offered for sale in mint condition. Now, if the offer is made to the world at large, you could say…
Q Our client is one of a number of house owners who have the right to use a private road “in common with all other persons so entitled”.
Q A riverside public footpath disappears with the erosion of the river bank. An extinguishment order is made pursuant to section 118 of the Highways Act 1980.
The planning issues arising out of the siting of a motorway service area may be very different to those affecting the location of an out-of-town superstore, but, more often than…
A line of authorities, usefully reviewed by the Court of Appeal in Jephson Homes Housing Association v Moisejevs [2001] 41 EG 186, establishes that the execution of a warrant for…