Legal
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Re Hussain’s application
Restrictive covenants – Discharge or modification – Building scheme – Section 84(1) of Law of Property Act 1925 – Applicant applying to discharge or modify restrictive covenants imposed by building…
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Re Hussain’s application
Restrictive covenants Discharge or modification
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Edwards v Kumarasamy
Landlord and tenant – Repairs – Breach of covenant – Assured shorthold tenancy – Implied repairing covenant under section 11 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – Extended covenant in…
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Edwards v Kumarasamy
Landlord and tenant Repairs
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What is the scope of a residential landlord’s liability for disrepairs?
Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 implies repairing covenants into tenancies for the benefit of short-term residential tenants. It makes landlords responsible for repairing, but not improving,…
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Supreme Court rules in favour of landlord in repair covenant appeal
A landlord who was ordered to pay his tenant around £3,750 in damages for an injured knee has successfully overturned the award on appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Tchenguiz document battle continues in Court of Appeal
Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz’s battle over a swathe of documents disclosed in legal proceedings between them and the Serious Fraud Office continued yesterday after a judge ruled on a number…
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Menston Action Group takes battle against Barratt development to Court of Appeal
A community action group worried about local flooding took its battle to block a Barratt Homes development to the Court of Appeal today
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City West Housing Trust v Massey; Manchester & District Housing Association v Roberts
Landlord and tenant – Suspended possession order – Application for immediate possession order of flat on grounds of unlawful activity namely cannabis cultivation – District judge disbelieving tenant’s evidence as…
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City West Housing Trust v Massey; Manchester & District Housing Association v Roberts
Landlord and tenant Possession order