Property & Real Estate Barristers
News & Events: Landlord & Tenant
The final word on the recovery of a landlord’s legal costs?
11th November 2022
Probably the most common reason for litigation between landlords and tenants in residential long-leasehold property arises...
Upper Tribunal clarifies meaning of “reasonably incurred” in s.19(1) Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 for waking watch costs
3rd November 2022
Assethold Ltd v Alexandra Adam and 14 other leaseholders of Corben Mews [2022] UKUT (LC) Mark Loveday and Richard Miller...
“Up To Date” Podcasts – Series 2 – Episode 1
1st July 2022
A regular short update of the most important developments in the property law world brought to you by our Junior barristers. ...
Renters’ Reform: Key Proposals in the “A Fairer Private Rented Sector” White Paper
20th June 2022
Introduction On 16 June 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities released its White Paper, “A...
Riverside v Unsdorfer: Can a tribunal appointed manager survive a change in landlords?
6th April 2022
In Riverside v Unsdorfer [2022] UKUT 98 (LC), the UT provides a potential solution to the issue of retaining a tribunal...
Validity of Notices—Where Are We Now?
7th March 2022
The case of Eastern Pyramid Group Corp SA v Spire House RTM Co Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1658 is the latest in a steady stream of...
Sam Madge-Wyld has recently appeared in an interesting case concerning a landlord’s right to develop the roof space above a block of flats into further flats
4th March 2022
Sam Madge-Wyld has recently appeared in an interesting case (Vectis Property Company Ltd v Cambrai Court Management Company...
Andrew Butler QC in high-profile case about consent to assignment
24th February 2022
Andrew Butler QC has recently appeared in a significant High Court case about consent to assignment. Andrew was instructed...
Aster Communities v Chapman & Others [2021] EWCA Civ 660
10th May 2021
In Aster Communities v Chapman & Others [2021] EWCA Civ 660 (“Aster”) the Court of Appeal considered the...
Court of Appeal decides important case on the operation of management orders under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987
22nd March 2021
Oung Lin Chaun-Hui & Others v K Group Holdings Inc & Others [2021] EWCA - Aldford House Jonathan Upton acted for...