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Corvan (Properties) Limited v Maha Ahmed Abdel-Mahmoud [2017] UKUT 228 (LC)
31st July 2017
Summary The FTT had correctly ruled that a management agreement was for a term of more than twelve months, and therefore a...
Plans to ban leaseholds on new-build houses in England
26th July 2017
"Unfair charges" levied on buyers of new-build houses could be banned in England under a proposed crackdown. Mark Loveday...
Overcoming the hurdles
25th July 2017
The recent tragedy at Grenfell Tower in west London has brought into sharp focus the importance of having adequate fire...
Field Reports: Jones v Oven [2017] EWHC 1647 (Ch)
6th July 2017
Mr and Mrs Jones (J), and Mr and Mrs Oven (O), inhabited neighbouring properties at Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex....
John Lyon’s Charity v London Sephardi Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 846 (CA)
29th June 2017
Philip Rainey QC appeared for the successful respondent, the London Sephardi Trust. On 29 June 2017 the Court of Appeal...
The Reasonableness of Insurance Premiums
22nd June 2017
Leases generally require leaseholders to contribute to insurance of their block - whether by including the cost in the...
Junior Landlord & Tenant Conference 2017
10th Apr 2017
Tanfield Chambers' Junior Landlord & Tenant Conference returns for its fourth year. This ever popular event provides...
An unsatisfactory situation
12th June 2017
Since the Supreme Court turned the law of dispensation from the consultation requirements upside down in Daejan Investments...
Tanfield dominates the Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards for the second year in a row
9th June 2017
For the second year in a row, Tanfield has won Chambers of the Year at the Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2017....
When is an agreement for ‘more than twelve months’?
7th June 2017
Nicola Muir reports on the decision in Corvan (Properties) Ltd v Abdel-Mahmoud [2017] UKUT 0228 (LC) in which she represented...