Property & Real Estate Barristers
Articles
Whose land is it anyway? A recent adverse possession case has rendered successful claims even less likely
23rd August 2021
Adverse possession is a legal principle whereby a person who does not have legal title can become the owner of land by being...
A restrictive interpretation?
2nd March 2021
Andrew Butler QC assesses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Quantum Actuarial LLP v Quantum Advisory Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ...
Human rights in the time of pandemic
6th October 2020
The 17th century philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, posits a primitive society in which men pursue their selfish aims and life is...
Possession Proceedings: Where are they now?
5th October 2020
When the stay on possession proceedings first came into force on 27 March 2020, it appeared to be a straight-forward (albeit...
Building Safety Charges: The New Law
21st September 2020
Background The Building Safety Bill 2020[1] was published on 20th July 2020, at a time when landlord and tenant...
Good Faith – a springboard to “Responsible Contractual Behaviour”?
24th June 2020
By Andrew Butler QC On 7 May 2020, the Cabinet Office issued guidance urging “responsible and fair performance and...
Service Charges and Management during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Legal Issues
1st May 2020
Mark Loveday BA(Hons) FCIArb MIRPM, barrister at Tanfield Chambers General Editor, Service Charges and Management (4th Ed)...
The Mayor and Commonality and Citizens of the City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House [2019] UKUT 341 (LC)
2nd April 2020
Summary The Upper Tribunal determined, by reference to the interpretation of the specific terms of various “Right to...
Oung Lin Chaun-Hui & Ors v K Group Holdings Inc & Ors
2nd April 2020
Summary The Upper Tribunal considered the status of service charges recovered by a manager appointed under section 24 of the...
Holding and Management (Solitaire) Limited v Leslie Stafford Miller [2019] UKUT 402 (LC)
2nd April 2020
Summary The FTT improperly purported to determine matters which it had no statutory authority to do so on the basis of the...
Firstport Property Services Ltd v Settlers Court RTM Co Ltd & Ors [2019] UKUT 243 (LC)
2nd April 2020
Summary Gala Unity Ltd v Ariadne Road RTM Co Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1372 was not decided per incuriam, nor was the Court of...
Covid 19 and Frustration of Leases
25th March 2020
Introduction At the time of writing the Coronavirus Bill is being considered in Parliament. The Bill includes a moratorium...