Boundaries – Financial Ruin v Compromise?
£30,000, £40,000, £75,000, £100,000 – significant amounts of money? Yes and these are all examples of the legal costs people across the country have recently spent on fighting boundary disputes...
Property Litigation
Our property litigation experts deal with the full spectrum of contentious property-related matters including portfolio management, lease renewals, dilapidations claims and other freeholder or leaseholder disputes during the currency of leases and on termination of occupation as well as land law matters such as adverse possession and restrictive covenants. They deal with a substantial number of insolvency-related property matters acting for and against Receivers, Liquidators and administrators. The team are skilled litigators and use the Court process or dispute resolution to resolve issues as appropriate. You will also find them in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on enfranchisement matters, in the Lands Tribunal and before the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry.
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RSS feed for Property LitigationHigh Court backs developer chasing payment for failed off-plan completion
Irish property developer Ballymore has won a High Court judgment against a buyer who tried to pull out of the purchase of one of its flats in its Pan Peninsula scheme in London.
The Court ruled that...
Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement Threshold to Rise to £100k from £25k
Currently, to be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy the annual rent under the tenancy must be less than £25,000 per annum. This threshold will increase to £100,000 with effect from 1 October 2010 . The statutory...
The Mortgage Repossessions (Tenant Protection) Act 2010
The Mortgage Repossessions (Tenant Protection) Act 2010 (“the Act”) has now been passed. The aim of the Act is to provide protection to unauthorised tenants where a tenancy has been granted by a...
E-disclosure – the new questionnaire gets its first outing
The essence of any Court case is fair play. Both parties are under an obligation to reveal every relevant document in their possession or under their control at an early stage even if the documents are...
Without prejudice – what does it mean?
When issues arise between parties that fall to be settled in or around courts and lawyers, correspondence often bears a "Without Prejudice" heading, but what does that mean?
The short answer, given...
Two’s company?
An ex wife's claim to a life interest and exclusive right to occupy a property was dismissed. Despite having agreed not to contest her divorce and in lieu of an order for ancillary relief, when the former...
