5/30/2023 4:47:53 PM Court of Appeal decides that shared ownership leases of flats are "qualifying tenants" for the purposes of right to manage and enfranchisement claims By Rob Boucher The Court of Appeal handed down judgment today in Avon Ground Rents Limited v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Company Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ...
5/11/2023 6:35:48 PM Government U-turn on "abolishing" leasehold (for the time being at least) By Rob Boucher On 10 May 2023 The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced that Michael Gove's long stated aim of "abolishing...
4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022: ground rents to be banned in new long residential leases By Laura Williamson The main provisions of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 come into force on 30 June 2022. In the words of Lord Greenhalgh...
6/11/2021 4:59:41 PM It's good to talk - new telecoms consultation for blocks of flats By Howard Kennedy Apartment living and access to broadband Increasingly the population is living in blocks of flats. According to the English Housing...
5/19/2021 3:00:35 PM BuildingUp - Chapter 6: Existing tenants - What do I need to consider before developing the airspace? By Amanda McNeil Aside from considering the practicalities of airspace development such as funding and construction, one of the aspects that developers...
1/28/2021 4:31:42 PM Surprise announcement from Government for leasehold reform By Rob Boucher In a press release issued by the Housing Secretary on 7 January, the Government announced proposals to reform the current law on...
6/7/2019 12:00:00 AM Tenant Fees Act 2019 - what does it mean for landlords? By Howard Kennedy The Tenant Fees Act 2019 came into force on Saturday 1 June 2019 for all assured shorthold tenancies entered into after this date, with a...
5/14/2019 12:00:00 AM Case Law Update - orders for the variation of leases – Triplerose Limited v Stride, 2019 By Howard Kennedy A recent case in the Upper Tribunal: Lands Chamber provided information in respect of lease variations proposed pursuant to section 35 of...
4/9/2019 12:00:00 AM Do I need to rethink my lease covenants to keep up with technology? By Howard Kennedy Today I read an interesting article in the EG about whether landlords should be updating their approach to repairing and reinstatement...
3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM On a road to nowhere? The difficulty with seeking an implied easement By Sharon Stark In the case of Parker v Roberts [2019] EWCA, the Court of Appeal considered whether to imply a right of way over a private road to access...
3/19/2019 12:00:00 AM I've got 99 problems but my lease ain't one. By Howard Kennedy While there are issues over the operation of the leasehold title structure there are many articles and comments doing the rounds that are...
1/3/2019 12:00:00 AM The dangers of a "dog in a manger" attitude - is there any merit in crying wolf? By Rose Losardo It is not unusual for a tenant to request the landlord's consent to carry out works to their premises, even though the lease prohibits...