Property & Real Estate Barristers
Articles
An introduction to the Leasehold and Reform Bill
14th December 2023
What's coming down the road? The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was published and received its first reading...
89 Holland Park (Management) v Dell: Court of Appeal on Service Charge Sweeper Clauses
14th December 2023
Mark Loveday reviews the recent judgment in 89 Holland Park Management Ltd v Dell [2023] EWCA Civ 1460 where the Court of...
Needs Improvement: Tribunal Quashes Deficient Improvement Notice
29th November 2023
Manaquel Company Limited v The London Borough of Lambeth, LON/00AY/HIN/2021/0021 Nick Isaac KC and Richard Miller,...
Hippersley – an important point
16th November 2023
Robert Bowker and Pauline Lam (Russell Cooke) examine the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Adriatic Land 5 Limited v The Long...
Loophole in the BSA closed by the Levelling Up & Regeneration Act 2023
2nd November 2023
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 received the Royal Assent on 26th October 2023. The government has finally closed...
Development agreements: the contractual duty to act in good faith
25th October 2023
Jonathan Upton looks at why parties to a development agreement need to be aware of the general principles applying to good...
Andrew Butler KC reflects on the effect to date of the Building Safety Act 2022
19th October 2023
The Building Safety Act - Early Reflections “Too early to tell” – the response famously attributed to Chinese...
Andrew Butler KC writes on the implications of the BSA definition of a “qualifying lease” for personal representatives & trustees
19th October 2023
The Building Safety Act 2022 is throwing up a large number of problems in all corners of legal practice. Andrew Butler...
Like buses…four fire safety decisions
28th September 2023
Robert Bowker examines some recent fire safety/BSA decisions by the Tribunal. You wait for ages and then four come along...
Wearing the right hat: the importance of considering the rights and obligations of each party in whose capacity one acts and pleading the case accordingly
28th September 2023
Jonathan Upton looks at the recent case of Alma Property Management Ltd v Crompton which illustrates the importance of...