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5 Oct 2012

Update | Residential property: parking easements, insurance rent, basement excavation

Janet Armstrong-Fox explores the implications of recent cases on car parking easements, 'the strict requirements for the recovery of insurance rent and basement excavation in a leasehold context

30 Jul 2012

Update | Landlord and tenant

Following up on her 'previous update on the subject, Tessa Shepperson uncovers a latent pitfall for landlords who fail to comply with the new tenancy 'deposit rules

30 Jul 2012

Assessing 'final determination' in unpaid service charge claims

Contrary to previously accepted views, a default judgment in a claim for unpaid service charges ?could be sufficient for ?a landlord to commence proceedings for forfeiture ?of residential premises, ?say Andrew Sheftel and Cecily Crampin

15 May 2012

Commercial property update: rent recovery, best endeavours, flood risks

Magnus Hassett, Tim Taylor and Jonathan Ross consider 'the recovery of rent in a tenant administration, the pitfalls of best endeavours obligations, the National Planning Policy Framework and flood risk and buildings insurance

23 Apr 2012

Paying the price for leasehold disputes

Now that the Court of Appeal has widened the scope of a common costs clause, landlords and tenants must ensure that such clauses are clearly drafted to avoid expensive and protracted litigation, says David Sawtell

10 Apr 2012

Landlord and tenant update

Tessa Shepperson reviews the effectiveness of tenancy deposit regulation, including the de facto unenforceability of landlords' financial penalties, and whether the new provisions in the Localism Act will make a difference at all

2 Apr 2012

Conditional break rights: rent traps for tenants

Deborah Caldwell explains how to successfully exercise a break right

12 Mar 2012

Estate company can enforce 'reasonable' rentcharge

'Everyone must make contributions' for roads across estate