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Service of a Counter-Notice by email is not permissible
9th September 2016
A transcript of the judgment in Cowthorpe Road 1-1A Freehold Limited v Wahedally CLCC (Ch), 16 February 2016, HHJ Dight...
Property Law UK Update
8th September 2016
Service Charges - Consultation Requirements Summary On the proper construction of the consultation requirements laid down...
Property Law UK – Cannon v 38 Lambs Conduit
8th September 2016
Service Charges - Section 47 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987 and the recoverability of legal costs under a lease ...
Landlord & Tenant Digest Volume 20 (5)
26th August 2016
This material was first published by Thomson Reuters Professional (UK) Limited in the Landlord and Tenant Review and is...
Upper Tribunal decides that superior landlords must consult sub-tenants
18th August 2016
In an important decision, the Upper Tribunal (Martin Rodger QC, Deputy President) has held that the proper construction of...
Tanfield’s Michael Walsh and Jonathan Upton appear in important RTM decision
5th August 2016
This important case concerned the competing rights of landlords and Right to Manage ("RTM") companies. The landlord intends...
Airbnb – a quick buck or a catastrophic mistake?
5th August 2016
The last few years have seen short term property letting sites such as Airbnb become the go-to way of booking holiday...
Solicitors’ undertakings and completion
29th July 2016
Mark Loveday appeared for the landlord and solicitors and Ellodie Gibbons appeared for the tenant in the linked High Court...
How unreasonable?
27th July 2016
The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (FTT) is a 'no costs' jurisdiction where costs can only be awarded if a party has...
Kumarasamy v Edwards [2016] UKSC 40
13th July 2016
The case concerned an assured shorthold tenant of a flat, Mr Edwards, who tripped over a raised edge of a paving slab when...