Practice points
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Personal restrictive covenant discharged as obsolete
Where a personal covenant can no longer be complied
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Landowner fails in claim for specific performance of transfer obligation
The case concerned the sale of land at Home Farm in Northumberland
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Council liable for failure to carry out risk assessment
The High Court dismissing an appeal in Suffolk County Council v Lyall
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Code agreement consideration can be more than nominal where appropriate
The case concerned an office building known as Alder Castle in the City of London
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Varying leases to recover costs
Can the FTT vary a lease to provide for the recovery of legal costs as an administration charge?
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Without notice application for injunction dismissed
No good reason for making application unilaterally and without any notice led to failure
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Tribunal satisfied of planning need for student accommodation
Planning need does not need to be expressed as a specific figure
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Pre-emptive notices were invalid
To decide whether structures constitute separate buildings, the court conducts a multi-factorial evaluation exercise
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Requirements of a section 22 notice are fact-specific
A notice served under section 22 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 was not invalidated by a lack of detail
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Injunction allowed to prevent destruction of archaeological features
The Court of Appeal ruling in Natural England v Cooper
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Claim to interest which would be a breach of lease, fails
Amendments to a defence rejected in Together Commercial Finance Ltd v Fay of London Ltd