Legal
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Established protocols
With the Alienation Protocol and the Alterations Protocol now firmly embedded in the profession, Mathew Ditchburn and Tim Cooper share their experiences of putting the protocols into practice
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Time to throw out waste
Tenants should strike out long outdated waste covenants in leases, writes Ronald Goldberg
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Legal notes: ‘but for’ what, exactly?
The simple “but for” test in negligence can tax the sharpest legal minds. Challenge accepted, writes Stuart Pemble
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Forfeiture: the potted guide
This month, Jonathan Seitler QC guides practitioners through the basics of the law relating to forfeiture of leases
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The 1987 Act: time for repeal?
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 has been rendered obsolete and should be retired, writes Ellodie Gibbons
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Thomas Homes Ltd v MacGregor
Landlord and tenant Service charge
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Thomas Homes Ltd v MacGregor
Landlord and tenant – Service charge – Reasonableness – Respondent challenging on-account service charge demanded by appellant under long lease of flat – Sum demanded considerably less than that specified…
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The math of Khan
As London mayor Sadiq Khan “nudges” developers towards 35% affordable housing in new guidance, with 50% a “long-term strategic aim”, Tim Hellier and Sheridan Treger question whether that adds up…
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Francis and another v Knapper and others
Sale of land, Misrepresentation
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Francis and another v Knapper and others
Sale of land – Misrepresentation – Claimants purchasing holiday park – Claimants alleging that purchase induced by misrepresentations contained in vendor’s answers to standard pre-contract enquiries – Whether purchase induced…
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Leasehold enfranchisement: what can be acquired?
In many enfranchisement claims the property the participating leaseholders will acquire is a straightforward matter. They will take over ownership of the building containing their flats and its common parts.…
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Basement PDR decision ‘crying out for an appeal’, lawyer claims
A judge’s decision that a basement development cannot be carried out under permitted development rights (PDRs) “makes a nonsense” of the PDR regime, a planning lawyer has claimed