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LM Homes Ltd v Queen Court Freehold Company Ltd [2018] UKUT 367 (LC)
29th March 2019
Summary Leaseholders exercising the right to collective enfranchisement were entitled to acquire the airspace, basement...
Aldford House Freehold Limited v Grosvenor (Mayfair) Estate (1) and K Group Holding Inc (2) [2018] EWHC 3430 (Ch)
29th March 2019
Summary The Claimant failed in its claim for a declaration that it was entitled to acquire the freehold of a building...
Another Success for Tim Polli QC in High Court Mortgage Case
13th March 2019
Author : Tim Polli QC Summary Judgment was handed down yesterday in the case of Dhillon v Barclays Bank [2019] EWHC 475...
Sailing to Byzantium – Blockchain and the art market
11th March 2019
Published in Lyon & Turnbull Newsletter Nothing new under the sun: What has been is what will be, and what has...
When does the ‘elasticity of reasonable promptitude’ snap?
22nd February 2019
The phrase 'elasticity of reasonable promptitude' was used by the Court of Appeal in Gibbs v Lakeside Developments Ltd [2018]...
Case Analysis: Fearn v Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2018] EWHC 246 (Ch)
22nd February 2019
Case Analysis: Fearn v Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2018] EWHC 246 (Ch), Mann J, 11th February 2019. Facts The claim...
The right to be forgotten – caselaw round-up
19th February 2019
Originally published on LexisPSL Information Law analysis: How can the ‘right to be forgotten’ be balanced against...
Leasehold Enfranchisement Claims – Why it is difficult to reach an amicable solution
14th February 2019
ALEP member Nicola Muir is a senior member of the Tanfield Chambers’ property team. She is a specialist in...
The recovery of a lessor’s legal costs
11th February 2019
In Chaplair Ltd v Kumari [2015] EWCA Civ 798; [2016] L. & T.R. 1, the Court of Appeal decided that a lessor with an...
How much should a residential lease extension cost?
30th January 2019
Published in the L. & T. Review 9 The need for the reform of landlord and tenant law is now a hot topic. The practice...
A not so short assured shorthold tenancy
20th October 2018
The ground rent scandal can give rise to accidental ASTs with unexpected consequences You might think that an assured...
Valuation under evaluation: proposals for reform
18th October 2018
Nicola Muir considers the Law Commission's options for reforming the valuation of residential lease extensions. There has...