Security of tenure for business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is a key area for a property litigator. Get the research and tools to advise on how security arises and how it鈥檚 terminated, daily.
Guidance covers the procedural and practical considerations prior to and throughout the process of forfeiting a lease. We give detailed guidance, linking deeper commentary, forms, precedents and a wide range of Q&As.
Guidance to secure rights to install and retain equipment to provide electronic communications services. Code issues, in respect of granting and terminating agreements, frequently arise between landowners and operators.
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The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice have approved the 174th Practice Direction (PD) update to the Civil...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the government鈥檚 response to the 11 recommendations from the...
Property Disputes analysis: The Tribunal held on review of two telecoms agreements that an agreement with no term certain was a licence even with...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: progress of the Renters鈥 Rights Bill including a call for evidence, High Court...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 5 July 2024 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal...
CPR changes鈥擩anuary 2015 (Brussels I (recast)) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information...
Personal insolvency for dispute resolution practitioners鈥攊ndividual voluntary arrangements (IVAs)This Practice Note contains a summary of individual...
Restrictive covenants鈥攏ature and characteristicsCovenants restricting the use of land imposed by a seller may be divided into three classes:鈥ovenants...
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024鈥攌ey provisionsThis Practice Note provides a broad summary of the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold...
Where to start a civil claimFor a high-level summary of the structure and hierarchy of civil courts in England and Wales, see: Courts and Tribunals...
Landlord鈥檚 break option for re-development1Landlord's right to break for re-development1.1The Landlord may terminate this Lease with effect from any...
Draft Settlement agreement鈥攑re-action settlementThis Agreement is made the day of 20[insert year]Parties:1[insert name of party], a company registered...
Draft Settlement agreement鈥攆or settling disputes post-commencement of proceedingsThis Agreement is made the day of 20[insert year]Parties:1[insert...
Rights of light鈥擫ight Obstruction Notice鈥擳racking scheduleThis Precedent schedule can be used to track the service and receipt of Light Obstruction...
Cover letter to serve second notice without prejudice to the validity of a first notice to determine lease under break optionYour Ref:Our...
Forfeiture of a leaseWhen can a landlord exercise the right to forfeit a lease?Forfeiture is a landlord鈥檚 right to bring a lease to an end as a result...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Occupiers鈥 liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Mortgagee in possessionThis Practice Note covers the rights and responsibilities of a mortgagee in possession.RightsA legal mortgagee has a right to...
Rectification鈥攎utual mistakeRectification is an equitable remedy by which the court can correct an error of expression where a written document does...
Claims for use and occupation, mesne profits, double rent and double valueThis Practice Note provides guidance on claims for 鈥榰se and occupation鈥 or...
Order for sale鈥攏ext steps after obtaining an order for saleThis Practice Note provides guidance as to conducting the sale under an order for sale...
Notice to completeWhile this Practice Note primarily covers commercial property matters, it also touches on residential considerations.Time is...
Private nuisance鈥攇eneral principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a 鈥榲iolation of real property rights鈥. It normally...
Successors in title鈥攍easesThe meaning of the term 鈥榮uccessors in title鈥 will depend upon the context of the use of the term and also the drafting of...
Surrender by operation of lawA surrender by operation of law (or 鈥榠mplied surrender鈥) occurs when the unequivocal conduct of both parties is...
What happens to an underlease on termination of the lease?The general common law principle is that when a lease comes to an end any underlease...
Estoppel and property lawThis Practice Note discusses issue that arise in proprietary estoppel in a property context. For a general discussion of...
Release from landlord's covenants鈥擫T(C)A 1995The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995) gives tenants, and their guarantors, an...
Breach of Missives鈥攔emedies in ScotlandMissivesThe most common form of contract in Scottish property transactions are missives of sale, see for...
A light obstruction notice interrupts a prescriptive right of light in the course of being acquired by another landowner without the necessity of physically obstructing the light.
A notice served pursuant to section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925, which is a required precursor to forfeiture in respect of breaches other than non-payment of rent.
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II (LTA 1954). Where a business tenancy complies with the requirements of LTA 1954, s 23, a tenant will have a statutory right to seek a new lease at the expiry of its current tenancy.