Considers the recovery of rent in a tenant administration, the pitfalls of best endeavours obligations, the National Planning Policy Framework and flood risk and buildings insurance.
First published in Solicitors Journal, 15 May 2012.
Download PDFLucy Barber looks at a case relating to exlcuded tenancies under the Leasehold Enfranchisement Act 1967.
First published in Property Law Journal, 30 April 2012.
Download PDFConsiders the implications of the dilapidations protocol, break clauses, business rates relief and the meaning of 'unreasonable withholding of consent' in leases.
First published in Solicitors Journal, 13 March 2012.
Download PDFThe message: Solicitors acting for lenders could pay a heavy price for carelessness.
The case: The Court of Appeal has confirmed that defrauded lenders may be able to recover all their losses from their solicitors, following the case of Lloyds TSB Bank v Markandan & Uddin (09.02.12).
Read moreMagnus Hassett examines three recent high-profile court decisions and what they mean for landowners and their advisors.
First published in Property Law Journal, 5 March 2012.
Download PDFImpact of marital and forced heirship on US/UK estate planning.
Download PDFProvides an overview of the UK tax treatment of UK resident non-domiciliaries under the remittance basis of taxation.
Download PDFThe message: Legal principles can take precedence over fairness.
The case: Yet another landlord has successfully defeated a tenant’s break clause on a technicality (Avocet Industrial Estates v Merol, 19.12.11). The right to break a lease early is valuable for a tenant but its exercise often involves overcoming hurdles, some of which the tenant may not even be aware of.
Read moreLucy Barber reviews a recent case where the court was required to consider whether the oweners of houseboats held as tenants or as licensees?
First published in Property Law Journal, 23 January 2012.
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