Property Litigation

One of the more common mistakes is failing to comply with the tenancy deposit protection...

The recent case of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd v Medley Assets Ltd...

What is meant by ‘adverse possession’? Adverse possession is a legal principle by...

Many residential landlords will be familiar with the requirement to consult with tenants before...

A right of way is, in its simplest form, a right to pass from point A to point B, and back again. ...

Being mindful and considerate of your neighbours is all very well, but what if that approach is...

Upgrading a manually-operated gate to a more sophisticated, key-coded or fob-operated electronic...

What are they? A tenancy at will is a tenancy that allows a tenant to occupy a property...

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 has introduced a new offence in England and...

The principle of caveat emptor or ‘buyer beware’ is a principle that is familiar to...

In an increasingly litigious, compensation-focussed society, stories of people trying to apportion...

Many tenants have fallen into significant arrears of rent during the Coronavirus pandemic....

Forfeiture is a remedy that can allow a landlord to terminate a lease if the tenant does not make...

When a right of way is granted, conditions might be attached to the right which restrict how you...

Ensuring that all the boxes are ticked before serving a valid section 21 Notice has been something...

A right of way is, in its simplest form, a right to pass across somebody else’s property....

The June quarter day is fast approaching and, with tenants struggling, protecting a rental income...

Legislation has already been introduced preventing landlords from forfeiting leases due to...

The relationship between private land owners and members of the public exercising rights to...

The Coronavirus Act 2020 came into force on 25 March 2020.  It implements a series of...

The COVID‑19 crisis has triggered a spate of urgent requests by tenants for rent...

The Court of Appeal has recently dismissed a mother’s claim to recover a loan which she made...

What is the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018? The Homes (Fitness for Human...

There are several options available to a landlord whose tenant is in breach of the lease, with...

The Court is often reluctant to interfere with the relationship between contracting parties. ...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 (“the Act”) came into effect on 1 June 2019. It applies to...

Frustration of a contract occurs where an unforeseen event results in the contract (after it has...

Ms Rogerson (“Ms R”) lived in a Council property owned by Bolsover District Council....

As the saying goes, an Englishman’s home is his castle and there is nothing quite like a...

If you are granted a vehicular right of way over neighbouring land, and the right is described as...

As spring is in full swing and summer stampedes towards us, many people look towards the garden...

It is common for leases to contain a covenant requiring a tenant to provide the landlord with...

Does it really matter if your neighbour kindly assumes responsibility for the upkeep of part of...

Imagine that you have just purchased a new-build flat. Shortly after moving in, you discover that...

The recent County Court case of Dukeminster Limited v Westend Investments (Cowell Group) Limited ...

With drones now selling for as little as £50, and both commercial and private use of drones...

  For those of you who have sold a property in the past, you will be aware of the reams of...

A survey carried out by Shelter in 2017 found that 43% of private landlords applied a policy of...

In the recent case of London and Ilford Limited v Sovereign Property Holdings Limited , the Court...

Following the Grenfell tragedy last year, there has been panic amongst owners of blocks of flats...

In the recent case of Green v Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited , the Court of Appeal was asked...

In a nutshell, a trespasser is someone who occupies property without the permission of the owner....

The Supreme Court has recently handed down a judgement in a case involving an individual's...

It is a restriction that you will find in many leases.  A ban on tenants keeping pets in the...

  Judges are only human.  They make mistakes and they get things wrong. This was...

There has been a lot of discussion in the media recently about revenge evictions and the...

A landowner allows an individual to erect a beach hut on his land. That individual then starts...

The Upper Tribunal has ruled that a landlord’s failure to shop around and obtain a...

Boundary disputes between neighbours are a perennial problem. They always have been and they...

For the second time in twelve months, the court has excused a landlord from potential liability...

The High Court has ruled that a landlord’s development scheme, contrived for the sole...

Service charges are one of the principal areas of dispute between leaseholders and their...

There are many things a potential buyer should be aware of, but none more so than the dreaded...

A note recently issued by the Turkish Government has confirmed that foreigners who buy property...

A solicitor caught up in a fraudulent property transaction was cleared of dishonesty despite...

The issue that arose in the case of Newbigin (Valuation Officer) v S J & J Monk was whether a...

Understanding what has sparked off the dispute between the parties in the first place is...

It is important to firstly establish whether a lodger has a tenancy agreement or whether the...

Identifying the real reason for a boundary dispute kicking off in the first place is an essential...

The Government is considering new legislation to enable bans to be imposed on what are deemed to...

By Thomas Airey, Trainee Solicitor The new mobile app Pokémon Go, launched in July...

Gates and rights of way can be an unhappy mix. I often hear the cry "my neighbour has put a...

Anyone, anywhere in the world, can list space for rent on the space-sharing website, Airbnb....

  New legislation is aimed at helping residential landlords to recover possession ...