Tag: landlord

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18 January 2018

LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS - BEWARE THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

Are you a landlord or developer of property which includes residential flats?  Are you going to dispose of your interest in that property?  If …

08 August 2017

Residential leasehold - time for change?

At the end of July, hard on the heels of the Housing White Paper published in February, DCLG issued a Consultation Paper on "Tackling unfair practices in …

21 March 2017

Forfeiture traps for developer landlords

Author: Matthew Weal, Associate, Real Estate Dispute Resolution, London What do you do if you acquire a site containing problem tenants who may …

14 December 2016

When quiet enjoyment means just that

Author: Julian Pollock, Partner, Real Estate, London Earlier this year, the courts decided that, even if there is an express right to carry out works in …

08 September 2016

Development – a dampener on dilapidations claims?

Author: Julia Tobbell, Senior Associate, Real Estate Dispute Resolution, London Whilst a developer is in the early stages of planning and finance, it may …

10 August 2016

Lease Renewals: Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 and Ground (f): Ensure the landlord at the time of the court hearing is the entity with the intention to carry out the works!

Author: Rachel Croft, Senior Associate, Real Estate Dispute Resolution, London This post follows from our previous posts on a landlord's right to oppose …

27 July 2016

Tenants and prescriptive rights to light: five tips for developer landlords

Author: Matthew Weal, Associate, Real Estate Dispute Resolution, London It is of course open to landlords to grant their tenants express rights to light …

22 June 2016

Terminating a business tenancy using the redevelopment ground – Part 1: Showing the landlord's intention to redevelop

Author: Frances Edwards, Senior Associate, Real Estate Dispute Resolution, London One of the most common questions we are asked by developers at the land …

05 April 2016

Are landlords entitled to a redevelopment break in leases being renewed (Landlord and Tenant Act 1954)?

Author: Stephanie Trompeter, Senior Associate, Real Estate Dispute Resolution, London In this post I am writing about the court's approach to a new …