Legal
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ADR and mediation: the potted guide
In this month’s potted guide, Jonathan Seitler QC guides practitioners through the basics of the law relating to alternative dispute resolution and mediation
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Counting the costs of unreasonable conduct
Alexander Bastin and Caoimhe McKearney explain what a recent decision means for costs claims in the First-tier Tribunal – and it’s not good news for landlords
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Hemmise and another v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Landlord and tenant – Service charge – Issue estoppel – Application by lessees to challenge reasonableness of service charges – Leasehold valuation tribunal disallowing certain items as not recoverable under…
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APC competency: development appraisal
Kate Taylor demystifies the development appraisal competency for the APC
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The spectre of business rates
The retail sector is recovering… until the impact of business rates is taken into account
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Supreme Court to rule on landlord’s repair covenant appeal
A landlord that was ordered to pay his tenant around £3,750 in damages for an injured knee will learn on Wednesday (13 July) if he has been successful on appeal…
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Students: new lessons to learn
Julian Keith delves into the current challenges of student accommodation and its synergies with other tenures
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Cardiff Community Housing Association Ltd v Kahar
Landlord and tenant – Service charge – Terms of lease – Respondent tenant disputing service charge payable to appellant landlord in respect of flat – Tenancy agreement providing for payment…
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Cardiff Community Housing Association Ltd v Kahar
Landlord and tenant Service charge
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Secretary of State loses challenge to Old Hunstanton ‘rural exception’ ruling
Lawyers for the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government failed to overturn a ruling that blocked the development of an affordable housing project in a rural Norfolk village
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Wychavon District Council v Rodenhurst and another
Town and country planning – Enforcement notice – Planning appeal – Criminal proceedings – Respondents carrying out unauthorised works at property – Appellant local authority issuing enforcement notices – Respondents…
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Secretary of State challenges Old Hunstanton ‘rural exception’ ruling
Lawyers for the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government asked the Court of Appeal today to overturn a ruling that blocked the development of an affordable housing project…