Property & Real Estate Barristers
Articles
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...
Nicholas Saunderson v Cambridge Park Court Residents Association Limited [2018] UKUT 182 (LC)
15th October 2018
The Upper Tribunal considered the extent of a tenant's liability to pay for communal heating when that obligation arose only...
Avon Ground Rents Ltd v Child [2018] UKUT 204 (LC)
11th October 2018
The UT comprised of Holgate J and HHJ Hodge QC (also sitting as County Court judges) gave valuable guidance concerning the...
CQN RTM Co Ltd v Broad Quay North Block Freehold Ltd [2018] UKUT 183 (LC)
7th October 2018
The UT considered the meaning of "structurally detached" for the purposes of section 72 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Act...
Victory Place Management Co Ltd v Kuehn [2018] EWHC 132 (Ch)
5th October 2018
The management company's decision to withhold its consent for the lesees of a flat to keep a dog in their property had not...
The cost of putting safety first
1st October 2018
The fall-out from the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower has sent shock waves across the leasehold sector. While press interest...
Redeveloped tower blocks are not ‘structurally detached’ from adjacent hotel
14th August 2018
First published in LexisPSL on 9th August 2018. Property analysis: A recent Upper Tribunal (UT) case examined the issue of...