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Vacant possession is a common condition of a break clause. This case addresses whether a tenant gives vacant possession in the event that it removes too much from the property,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-and-tenant-whether-a-tenant-gave-vacant-possession-where-it-removes-landlords-fixtures-capitol-park-leeds-v-global-radio-2021/
How is the landlord’s liability for contributions affected by RTM? The background Gibbs v Clevedon Court (Dulwich) RTM Co Ltd [2017] concerned a property, the freehold of which had been...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-contributions-to-repair-and-redecoration/
How is a ‘notice to terminate a tenancy’ defined with reference to the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, and is the notice invalid to prevent a landlord taking possession if served...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-licensing-in-wales-defining-a-notice-to-terminate-a-tenancy-effect-of-service-by-a-landlord-unlicensed-unregistered-in-wales-evans-v-jarvis-shelter-cymru-intervening-2020/
Where a landlord wishes to recover a subcontractor’s ‘standing charges’ and legal costs of litigation through service charge, is it able to do so without a valid demand having been...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-tenant-service-charges-whether-a-landlord-could-recover-legal-and-utilities-standing-charges-under-service-charge-no-1-west-india-quay-residential-ltd-v-east-tower-apartments-ltd-2021/
Whether a ‘relevant defect’ existed that gave rise to landlord’s liability The background Dodd v Raebarn Estates Ltd & others [2017] was a case brought by the executrix of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-duty-of-care/
Whether a landlord waives its right to forfeit a lease if commercial rent arrears recovery is exercised The background Thirunavukkrasu v Brar and another [2018] concerned a property let to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-make-your-choice-forfeiture-or-crar/
Where a landlord wishes to enter a property let to a leaseholder in order to carry out works, is it in breach of its covenant under the lease granting a...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-right-of-entry-whether-a-landlord-breaches-quiet-enjoyment-covenant-when-entering-a-property-to-carry-out-works-piechnik-v-oxford-city-council-2020/
Landlord not in hot water after all The background In Southwark London Borough v Baharier [2019], the landlord covenanted in its long lease with the leaseholder to: “provide the services...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-covenants-to-provide-services/
Where a statutory demand is made against a lease guarantor as a result of a tenant’s failure to pay sums due, is the amount demanded a liquidated sum that requires...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-guarantors-obligations-on-lease-guarantors-and-recovery-of-liquidated-damages-from-a-guarantor/
When insurance is taken out in the joint names of a landlord and tenant, and the tenant is responsible for reinstatement following damage, is the landlord obliged to pay monies...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-insurance-provisions-whether-a-landlord-was-obliged-to-pay-insurance-monies-to-the-tenant-for-reinstatement-of-a-property-colt-group-ltd-v-unicourt-wandsworth-llp-2020/
If a leasehold demise of a house does not include its structural parts, can the property still qualify under the enfranchisement regime? The background Freehold Properties 250 Ltd v Field...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/leasehold-enfranchisement-qualifying-properties-under-enfranchisement-where-structural-parts-are-not-demised-freehold-properties-250-ltd-v-field-and-others-2020/
The Law Commission has published its long awaited report on ‘Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease – Report on options to reduce the price payable’. The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/leasehold-enfranchisement-reform-law-commission-report/
Where leases are granted for a fixed term followed by a periodic tenancy, can tenants still constitute ‘owners’? The background The landlord granted Assured Shorthold Tenancies of properties for fixed...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/leeds-city-council-v-broadley-2016/
In this article, we draw upon recent case law and first-hand experience to comment on the challenges and remedies associated with establishing rights to light. A “right to light” can...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/let-there-be-light/
Importance of keeping addresses up to date A recent case has highlighted the importance for all parties of ensuring that address details stated in a lease are valid and kept...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/levett-dunn-others-v-nhs-property-services-ltd-2016/
This decisive judgment by the Supreme Court addresses circumstances where a limitation period accrues at, or on the expiry of midnight, confirming that the immediate day following should also be...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/limitation-periods-time-limits-supreme-court-ruling-on-limitation-periods-where-cause-of-action-accrues-at-midnight-matthew-v-sedman-2021/
Whether service charge costs were reasonably incurred The background The Respondent occupied a flat within a block owned by the Local Authority Appellant. The Appellant carried out works to the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/london-borough-of-hounslow-v-waaler-2017/
Upper Tribunal applies strict interpretation of lease terms The Background The Appellant, the London Borough of Southwark, was the landlord of 43A Naylor Road, London. The Respondent was assigned the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/london-borough-of-southwark-v-clark-2015/
Whether a service charge demand was invalidated by the omission of the costs of major works The background The Respondent tenant occupied a property of which the local authority Appellant...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/london-borough-of-southwark-v-proktor-2016/
Whether interpretation of the parties’ intentions resulted in a breach of alienation provisions. The background Warborough Investments Ltd was the Landlord of a property consisting of four self-contained shops with...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lunar-office-v-warborough-investments-ltd-2017/
Dispensation from Section 20 consultation requirements The background In Pemberstone Reversions (5) Limited v Various Lessees at Cartier House [2018], the landlord of a large block of flats in Leeds...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/major-works-consultation-dispensation/
The Court considers the circumstances where user covenants contained in a long lease may be modified, released or discharged in line with other lease covenants. The background Shaviram Normandy Ltd...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/modification-of-leasehold-covenants-the-modification-release-or-discharge-of-user-covenants-in-long-leases-shaviram-normandy-ltd-v-basingstoke-and-deane-borough-council-2019/
Claiming for loss despite vacancy of property The background Appellant Moorjani owned a long lease of a residential flat situated within a block where common parts were in a state...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/moorjani-v-durban-estates-ltd-2015/
AirBnB lettings by a tenant were a breach of lease The background The tenant was the long leaseholder of a one-bedroom flat in London. The respondent owned the freehold of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/nemcova-v-fairfield-rents-2016/
Where claimants owned land in an area which was continually affected by the noise of military aircraft from a nearby RAF base, were they entitled to a declaration and/or damages...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/noise-nuisance-whether-a-claim-for-damages-relating-to-historic-noise-caused-by-military-aircraft-can-succeed-jones-v-ministry-of-defence-2021/
Christian Cameron, Litigation Executive with JB Leitch Solicitors, has been awarded the Advanced Apprentice of the Year 2016 and Overall Apprentice of the Year 2016 by Damar Training. Pictured L...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/north-west-apprentice-wins-national-apprenticeship-award/
Does a tenant need to give a landlord permission in advance to access a property? The background New Crane Wharf Freehold v Dovener [2019] concerned a property let by the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/notice-to-access-does-a-tenant-need-to-give-a-landlord-permission-in-advance-to-access-a-property/
Where a borrower appealed against a court’s refusal to set aside a possession order, was the district judge correct to find that the possession order was a ‘final order’? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/order-for-possession-appeal-against-the-courts-refusal-to-set-aside-possession-order-sangha-v-amicus-finance-plc-in-administration-2020/
Whether occupiers of caravan park pitches were liable for owners’ costs of providing utilities The background P R Hardman, respondents in this appeal, owned a caravan park on which Greenwood...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/p-r-hardman-partners-v-greenwood-anr-2017/
A common example of where this becomes a problem is with freehold houses whose owners have covenanted to pay a proportionate cost of maintaining estate roads and gardens. The obligation...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/positive-covenants-in-freehold-transfers/
Upper Tribunal decision regarding costs on a withdrawn RTM application. The Post Box RTM Company wrote to the First-Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) withdrawing its application to assume management responsibilities for Birmingham’s...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/post-box-ground-rents-v-the-post-box-rtm-company-2015/
Interference with the right to enjoy and use property The background In Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Williams and another [2018], the claimants owned properties which adjoined the Defendant’s property....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/private-nuisance/
The High Court considers whether a landowner’s refusal to grant consent to a development on aesthetic grounds was reasonable. The background In Hicks v 89 Holland Park Management Ltd [2021],...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-development-whether-refusal-of-consent-to-a-development-on-aesthetic-grounds-was-reasonable-hicks-v-89-holland-park-management-ltd-2021/
Whether a notice was validly served where a party is named incorrectly The background In Dukeminster Ltd v West End Investments (Cowell Group) Ltd [2018], the landlord served a s.25...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-notices-wrong-name-does-not-mean-that-notice-is-wrong/
Timothy Taylor Ltd v Mayfair House Corporation & Another [2016] The background The tenant occupied a premium property in Mayfair, London, within which it housed a high-class art gallery. Rent...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/protection-of-a-tenants-rights-to-quiet-enjoyment/
A review of the Upper Tribunal decision Terrorism Insurance – Can it form part of the service charge expenditure where there is no express provision within the lease? A review...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/qdime-limited-v-bath-building-management-company-limited-ors/
Whether an agreement for 12 months was a ‘qualifying long term agreement’ The background In Corvan (Properties) Ltd v Abdel-Mahmoud [2018], the appellant freeholder of a large building entered into...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/qualifying-long-term-agreements/
It is the minimum term that matters The background In Bracken Hill Court at Ackworth Management Company Ltd v Dobson & others [2018], a managing agent for a block of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/qualifying-long-term-agreements-it-is-the-minimum-term-that-matters/
Unauthorised alterations The background The case concerned a semi-detached property in London which had been converted into two flats. Mr Raja, the Appellant, owned the freehold. The first-floor flat, 85A,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/raja-v-aviram-2016/
Serving notice of a decision on leaseholders The background In Hyslop v 38/41 CHG Residents Co Ltd, Re Craven Hill Gardens [2017], the landlord of a development containing 36 flats...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/reasonableness-of-service-charges/
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Top 40 results.
Vacant possession is a common condition of a break clause. This case addresses whether a tenant gives vacant possession in the event that it removes too much from the property,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-and-tenant-whether-a-tenant-gave-vacant-possession-where-it-removes-landlords-fixtures-capitol-park-leeds-v-global-radio-2021/
How is the landlord’s liability for contributions affected by RTM? The background Gibbs v Clevedon Court (Dulwich) RTM Co Ltd [2017] concerned a property, the freehold of which had been...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-contributions-to-repair-and-redecoration/
How is a ‘notice to terminate a tenancy’ defined with reference to the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, and is the notice invalid to prevent a landlord taking possession if served...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-licensing-in-wales-defining-a-notice-to-terminate-a-tenancy-effect-of-service-by-a-landlord-unlicensed-unregistered-in-wales-evans-v-jarvis-shelter-cymru-intervening-2020/
Where a landlord wishes to recover a subcontractor’s ‘standing charges’ and legal costs of litigation through service charge, is it able to do so without a valid demand having been...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-tenant-service-charges-whether-a-landlord-could-recover-legal-and-utilities-standing-charges-under-service-charge-no-1-west-india-quay-residential-ltd-v-east-tower-apartments-ltd-2021/
Whether a ‘relevant defect’ existed that gave rise to landlord’s liability The background Dodd v Raebarn Estates Ltd & others [2017] was a case brought by the executrix of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-duty-of-care/
Whether a landlord waives its right to forfeit a lease if commercial rent arrears recovery is exercised The background Thirunavukkrasu v Brar and another [2018] concerned a property let to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-make-your-choice-forfeiture-or-crar/
Where a landlord wishes to enter a property let to a leaseholder in order to carry out works, is it in breach of its covenant under the lease granting a...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-right-of-entry-whether-a-landlord-breaches-quiet-enjoyment-covenant-when-entering-a-property-to-carry-out-works-piechnik-v-oxford-city-council-2020/
Landlord not in hot water after all The background In Southwark London Borough v Baharier [2019], the landlord covenanted in its long lease with the leaseholder to: “provide the services...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-covenants-to-provide-services/
Where a statutory demand is made against a lease guarantor as a result of a tenant’s failure to pay sums due, is the amount demanded a liquidated sum that requires...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-guarantors-obligations-on-lease-guarantors-and-recovery-of-liquidated-damages-from-a-guarantor/
When insurance is taken out in the joint names of a landlord and tenant, and the tenant is responsible for reinstatement following damage, is the landlord obliged to pay monies...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-insurance-provisions-whether-a-landlord-was-obliged-to-pay-insurance-monies-to-the-tenant-for-reinstatement-of-a-property-colt-group-ltd-v-unicourt-wandsworth-llp-2020/
If a leasehold demise of a house does not include its structural parts, can the property still qualify under the enfranchisement regime? The background Freehold Properties 250 Ltd v Field...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/leasehold-enfranchisement-qualifying-properties-under-enfranchisement-where-structural-parts-are-not-demised-freehold-properties-250-ltd-v-field-and-others-2020/
The Law Commission has published its long awaited report on ‘Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease – Report on options to reduce the price payable’. The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/leasehold-enfranchisement-reform-law-commission-report/
Where leases are granted for a fixed term followed by a periodic tenancy, can tenants still constitute ‘owners’? The background The landlord granted Assured Shorthold Tenancies of properties for fixed...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/leeds-city-council-v-broadley-2016/
In this article, we draw upon recent case law and first-hand experience to comment on the challenges and remedies associated with establishing rights to light. A “right to light” can...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/let-there-be-light/
Importance of keeping addresses up to date A recent case has highlighted the importance for all parties of ensuring that address details stated in a lease are valid and kept...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/levett-dunn-others-v-nhs-property-services-ltd-2016/
This decisive judgment by the Supreme Court addresses circumstances where a limitation period accrues at, or on the expiry of midnight, confirming that the immediate day following should also be...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/limitation-periods-time-limits-supreme-court-ruling-on-limitation-periods-where-cause-of-action-accrues-at-midnight-matthew-v-sedman-2021/
Whether service charge costs were reasonably incurred The background The Respondent occupied a flat within a block owned by the Local Authority Appellant. The Appellant carried out works to the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/london-borough-of-hounslow-v-waaler-2017/
Upper Tribunal applies strict interpretation of lease terms The Background The Appellant, the London Borough of Southwark, was the landlord of 43A Naylor Road, London. The Respondent was assigned the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/london-borough-of-southwark-v-clark-2015/
Whether a service charge demand was invalidated by the omission of the costs of major works The background The Respondent tenant occupied a property of which the local authority Appellant...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/london-borough-of-southwark-v-proktor-2016/
Whether interpretation of the parties’ intentions resulted in a breach of alienation provisions. The background Warborough Investments Ltd was the Landlord of a property consisting of four self-contained shops with...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lunar-office-v-warborough-investments-ltd-2017/
Dispensation from Section 20 consultation requirements The background In Pemberstone Reversions (5) Limited v Various Lessees at Cartier House [2018], the landlord of a large block of flats in Leeds...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/major-works-consultation-dispensation/
The Court considers the circumstances where user covenants contained in a long lease may be modified, released or discharged in line with other lease covenants. The background Shaviram Normandy Ltd...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/modification-of-leasehold-covenants-the-modification-release-or-discharge-of-user-covenants-in-long-leases-shaviram-normandy-ltd-v-basingstoke-and-deane-borough-council-2019/
Claiming for loss despite vacancy of property The background Appellant Moorjani owned a long lease of a residential flat situated within a block where common parts were in a state...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/moorjani-v-durban-estates-ltd-2015/
AirBnB lettings by a tenant were a breach of lease The background The tenant was the long leaseholder of a one-bedroom flat in London. The respondent owned the freehold of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/nemcova-v-fairfield-rents-2016/
Where claimants owned land in an area which was continually affected by the noise of military aircraft from a nearby RAF base, were they entitled to a declaration and/or damages...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/noise-nuisance-whether-a-claim-for-damages-relating-to-historic-noise-caused-by-military-aircraft-can-succeed-jones-v-ministry-of-defence-2021/
Christian Cameron, Litigation Executive with JB Leitch Solicitors, has been awarded the Advanced Apprentice of the Year 2016 and Overall Apprentice of the Year 2016 by Damar Training. Pictured L...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/north-west-apprentice-wins-national-apprenticeship-award/
Does a tenant need to give a landlord permission in advance to access a property? The background New Crane Wharf Freehold v Dovener [2019] concerned a property let by the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/notice-to-access-does-a-tenant-need-to-give-a-landlord-permission-in-advance-to-access-a-property/
Where a borrower appealed against a court’s refusal to set aside a possession order, was the district judge correct to find that the possession order was a ‘final order’? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/order-for-possession-appeal-against-the-courts-refusal-to-set-aside-possession-order-sangha-v-amicus-finance-plc-in-administration-2020/
Whether occupiers of caravan park pitches were liable for owners’ costs of providing utilities The background P R Hardman, respondents in this appeal, owned a caravan park on which Greenwood...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/p-r-hardman-partners-v-greenwood-anr-2017/
A common example of where this becomes a problem is with freehold houses whose owners have covenanted to pay a proportionate cost of maintaining estate roads and gardens. The obligation...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/positive-covenants-in-freehold-transfers/
Upper Tribunal decision regarding costs on a withdrawn RTM application. The Post Box RTM Company wrote to the First-Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) withdrawing its application to assume management responsibilities for Birmingham’s...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/post-box-ground-rents-v-the-post-box-rtm-company-2015/
Interference with the right to enjoy and use property The background In Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Williams and another [2018], the claimants owned properties which adjoined the Defendant’s property....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/private-nuisance/
The High Court considers whether a landowner’s refusal to grant consent to a development on aesthetic grounds was reasonable. The background In Hicks v 89 Holland Park Management Ltd [2021],...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-development-whether-refusal-of-consent-to-a-development-on-aesthetic-grounds-was-reasonable-hicks-v-89-holland-park-management-ltd-2021/
Whether a notice was validly served where a party is named incorrectly The background In Dukeminster Ltd v West End Investments (Cowell Group) Ltd [2018], the landlord served a s.25...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-notices-wrong-name-does-not-mean-that-notice-is-wrong/
Timothy Taylor Ltd v Mayfair House Corporation & Another [2016] The background The tenant occupied a premium property in Mayfair, London, within which it housed a high-class art gallery. Rent...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/protection-of-a-tenants-rights-to-quiet-enjoyment/
A review of the Upper Tribunal decision Terrorism Insurance – Can it form part of the service charge expenditure where there is no express provision within the lease? A review...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/qdime-limited-v-bath-building-management-company-limited-ors/
Whether an agreement for 12 months was a ‘qualifying long term agreement’ The background In Corvan (Properties) Ltd v Abdel-Mahmoud [2018], the appellant freeholder of a large building entered into...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/qualifying-long-term-agreements/
It is the minimum term that matters The background In Bracken Hill Court at Ackworth Management Company Ltd v Dobson & others [2018], a managing agent for a block of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/qualifying-long-term-agreements-it-is-the-minimum-term-that-matters/
Unauthorised alterations The background The case concerned a semi-detached property in London which had been converted into two flats. Mr Raja, the Appellant, owned the freehold. The first-floor flat, 85A,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/raja-v-aviram-2016/
Serving notice of a decision on leaseholders The background In Hyslop v 38/41 CHG Residents Co Ltd, Re Craven Hill Gardens [2017], the landlord of a development containing 36 flats...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/reasonableness-of-service-charges/
