The Law Commission has recommended major changes to the residential enfranchisement regime. There is a fair chance these changes will be implemented, in which case enfranchisement will be cheaper, and less technical.
The scope of mandatory licensing for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) was changed in October 2018. In particular, the definition was extended to include one- and two-storey buildings (previously it only covered buildings of three storeys or more).
The forfeiture of long leases is extremely rare. Earlier this year, however, there was much publicity about a case in which the long lessee of a first-floor flat in Kensal Rise (worth £600,000) forfeited his lease for what seemed to be minor breaches.
Deregulation Act 2015 introduced important changes to the assured shorthold regime. Those did not previously apply to pre-October 2015 ASTs – but they now do.
Disputed will – guidance; procedure Wednesday, 13 February 2019 What should you do if asked for correspondence and other documents in relation to a will you prepared for a client who has since died? Read more...
MoJ – IT meltdown Wednesday, 13 February 2019 Many litigators are no doubt all too aware of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) January 2019 IT failures that hit the delivery of frontline legal services in some courts. Read more...
Part 36 offers – appropriate Wednesday, 13 February 2019 Part 36 of the CPR allows a claimant or defendant to make an offer of settlement before trial. If the offer is not accepted and the opposing party does not meet the offer at trial, the court may... Read more...
Noise nuisance – liability? Wednesday, 13 February 2019 A recent High Court decision has confirmed that L is not liable for nuisance caused by its T merely because L does not take steps available to prevent the cause of the nuisance, even when L knows... Read more...
RICS – service charges Wednesday, 13 February 2019 We noted the RICS Code of Practice on service charges in our October 2018 issue, p19; the ‘Service Charges in Commercial Property (1st edition)’ comes into force on 1 April 2019. Read more...
Notice of severance – rectification? Wednesday, 13 February 2019 A recent case reminds practitioners of the importance of ensuring that a notice of severance accurately records all of the titles intended to be severed. Read more...
Children – parental responsibility; removal of Wednesday, 13 February 2019 In what circumstances might the court order the removal of PR from the father? The author comments on a recent case which involved a unique set of circumstances justifying the removal of PR. Read more...
Sentencing – contempt of court Wednesday, 13 February 2019 The Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in relation to a claimant remanded to prison overnight for discussing evidence in a civil case. Read more...
