The service of a termination notice by the owner of a luxury hotel in Panama got out of hand earlier this month. The hotel was managed by a company owned by Donald Trump.
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The latest edition of our Property Disputes Quarterly Update for Spring 2018
Your questions answered. How to terminate an existing tenancy when it is a protected business tenancy and can I charge interest on late payments in a commercial lease, when there is nothing about interest in the lease?
This time round our Property Disputes Q&A touches on court procedures and documentation, lengths you can go to protect your property and the Landlord and Tenants Act.
You can download the latest edition of our Property Disputes Quarterly Update, Winter 2017 via the link at the bottom of this preview of what is featured.
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: a story involving two nuns, Katy Perry, and a convent. But it was no laughing matter when a Los Angeles Court last month ordered a local business woman, Mrs Hollister, to cough up compensation to Katy Perry to the tune of $5 million.
You can download the latest edition of our Property Disputes Quarterly Update, Summer 2017 via the link at the bottom of this preview of what is featured. Stories include: WHEN DOES "OR" NOT MEAN "OR"? A landlord’s notice...
I am about to issue a claim against someone and I do not want that person to know my home address. Am I able to give my address as “care of” my solicitors? The general rule is that a claimant must state on the Claim Form an address at...
A landlord’s notice was ruled not to have been validly served despite the lease apparently giving the landlord two alternative addresses for service. The case of Grimes v The Trustees of the Essex Farmers & Union Hunt is a case that has driven...
A huge mural of The Notorious B.I.G on the side of a house in Brooklyn was set to be destroyed due to the owner’s plans to renovate the building. The Notorious B.I.G. an American rapper who died in 1997 who featured in the mural that was...
The Lands Tribunal has the power under Section 84(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 to modify or remove a restrictive covenant affecting land. There are various grounds for removal or modification. The Tribunal does not however have the power to determine...
You can download the latest edition of our Property Disputes Quarterly Update, Spring 2017 via the link at the bottom of this preview of what is featured. Stories include: A SOLICITOR COVER UP BUT "NO DISHONESTY" We look at a case where a...
High Court rules that trying to drown out neighbouring noise nuisance by creating your own noise is unreasonable. In the case of Waltham Forest LBC v Mitoo, the High Court ruled that playing loud music to drown out the noise from local building works was...
You can download the latest edition of our Property Disputes Quarterly Update, Autumn 2016 here . Stories include: YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE A case which shows the importance of providing your tenants with an up to date address for service of...
A case which shows the importance of providing your tenants with an up to date address for service of notices. In the case of Levett-Dunn v NHS, the court was asked to determine whether break notices served by a tenant had been validly served where...
A recent High Court decision has highlighted the dangers of relying upon inadequate expert evidence in lease renewal proceedings. The case of Flanders Community Centre Ltd v Newham London Borough Council concerned an unopposed lease renewal of a...
The Court of Appeal has clarified when you can claim damages for loss of amenity. The case of Moorjani v Durban Estates Limited concerned a flat that was in disrepair because of the landlord’s failure to comply with its repairing obligations. The...
Question: I am a tenant of a flat in an apartment block containing several flats. My lease is a 999 year lease. Last year, I had to issue proceedings against the landlord to get him to deal with disrepair affecting my flat. I eventually reached a...
Specific performance is an order compelling a party to take certain action, often in order to comply with its contractual obligations. Although it is a remedy that is usually sought after a party has breached its contract, a recent case confirmed that...
There was once a time when the arrival of Vikings on these shores was met with quite understandable concern. Pillaging and looting was never a rewarding experience for those on the receiving end. But how times have changed. The previously...
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