Rights of Light
HKRUK II (CHC) Ltd v Heaney [2010] EWHC 2245 (Ch)
The owner of land with the benefit of a right of light against other land is entitled to an injunction against someone committing a wrongful act which...
Associate
Stephen Carew
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stephen.carew@mablaw.com
Stephen is an Associate in our Commercial Property team, dealing with all aspects of development, leases, sales and purchases, across sectors including retail and leisure. He also deals with high net worth residential transactions.
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RSSRescission of Conditional Contract – McGahon v Crest Nicholson Regeneration Limited
Facts
A buyer was contracted to purchase an underlease of a flat off-plan from a developer. The contract was conditional upon the grant to the developer of a headlease by the longstop date of 1 June...
Leasehold Enfranchisement – Day v Hosebay Limited
The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (“LRA”) allows tenants of certain long leases of houses the right to acquire the freehold or be granted a lease extension. The LRA defines a house as “any building designed...
Joint Ownership and Avoiding Costly Mistakes
The case of Leonard Kernott v Patricia Jones (2010) EWCA Civ 578 is another timely reminder that those purchasing property jointly should give consideration as to how the property should be held prior...
Option Agreements: Valuation Dates
A developer and its advisers should be aware of Redlawn Land Ltd v Cowley [2010] EWHC 766 (Ch) when taking an option over land. The case revolved around the date for determining the option price where...
Developers: Beware Open Spaces (2)
Case law in relation to open spaces seems to be like buses. No sooner have we had the decision in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010), developers...
Developers: Beware Open Spaces
Developers developing open spaces should be wary of a recent decision of the Supreme Court in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010). The decision...
