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Property Law
Applying for first registration of title – the danger of allowing passion to prevail over pragmatism
2nd December 2022
In the First-tier Tribunal case of Dunlop v Romanoff the critical issue was whether the governing description of land...
Tanfield Talks Podcast – Series 2 – Episode 2
17th November 2022
Today the government acknowledged that the UK is already in a recession. At our recent Junior Property Conference, our...
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...
Recovery of enforcement costs by landlord: Richard Granby represents successful landlord in appeal to the Upper Tribunal
7th November 2022
Assethold Limited v Neilo Franco [2022] UKUT 285 (LC) Richard Granby represented the successful appellant in an appeal to...
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...
Tanfield Chambers – Chambers UK 2023
20th October 2022
Tanfield Chambers have confirmed their position amongst the top property sets, being recognised by Chambers UK as a leading...
Tanfield Chambers – Legal 500 2023
3rd October 2022
Following a year of substantial growth, Tanfield Chambers has once again been ranked highly in the Legal 500 directory. The...
Court authority piles up
5th September 2022
By Kerry Bretherton QC & Katie Gray who appeared as counsel for the appellant. A recent High Court decision suggests...
Disputing Grounds for Possession and Property Guardians
24th August 2022
Global 100 Ltd v Laleva [2021] EWCA Civ 1835; [2022] 1 W.L.R. 1046 In this recent decision, the Court of Appeal gave...
Enforcement of Service Charges in the County Court
24th August 2022
Termhouse (Clarendon Court) Management Ltd v Al-Balhaa [2021] EWCA Civ 1881 The Court of Appeal has given guidance on how...