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2-4 Leigham Court Road – remediation order – Building Safety Act 2022
10th August 2023
Robert Bowker and Pauline Lam (Russell Cooke) discuss this important recent case. Background In 2-4 Leigham Court Road,...
Caught in the Act? Problem cases under the qualifying lease regime in the BSA 2022
8th August 2023
Andrew Butler KC takes a look at the problems associated with the new qualifying lease regime in the Building Safety Act...
When are Costs “Reasonably Incurred”? – S. 19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
7th August 2023
Nicola Muir examines two recent cases on s19 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985. Lessees of residential flats are not...
RTM companies are entitled to apply for a s.168(4) determination in the FTT: Eastpoint Block A RTM Company Limited v Akehinde Olufunlola Otubaga
1st August 2023
Amanda Gourlay and Annie Higgo represented the successful appellant in the Court of Appeal in Eastpoint Block A RTM Company...
Buildings Safety Act 2022: Different statutory regimes do not operate in isolation (Various leaseholders of Priory Heights v Central Beds Council)
20th July 2023
In Various Leaseholders of Priory Heights v Central Bedfordshire Council (CAM/00KC/HIN/2022/0006), Robert Bowker, instructed...
Legal 500 shortlist – Tanfield nominated for Property & Housing Set, Silk and Junior of the Year Awards
13th July 2023
The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 are now out and we can delighted to announce shortlistings for: Property & Housing Set...
Podcast on Cheung v Mackenzie looking at the law on restrictive covenants
13th July 2023
Katie Gray talked to Ian Quayle of IQ Legal Training/Property Law UK about the recent decision in Cheung v Mackenzie [2023]...
Certification Requirements and Conveyancing: Dealing With the Blunt End of the Building Safety Act
4th July 2023
Sara Jabbari looks as the certification requirements in the BSA and how it affects conveyancers. Introduction It is...
Litigating Remediation Contribution Orders
4th July 2023
Rob Bowker looks at who will apply and who will pay for remediation and remediation contribution orders under the Building...
Qualifying Leases: Before You Buy
4th July 2023
Richard Miller looks at what the BSA defines as "qualifying leases". Most of the protections for leaseholders of flats in...