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30th July 2024
What affects to expect on the process of obtaining possession under the new Labour government
Landlords may occasionally find it necessary to recover possession of their property from their tenant. As such, the process of obtaining vacant possession of a residential property can…
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26th July 2024
Ellisons Litigation Info Drop: Four Civil Claim Tracks
When bringing a civil claim in England and Wales, your case will be allocated to a ‘track’. It could be the small claims track, fast track, intermediate track…
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24th July 2024
Disclosure and Practical Control in Contract Disputes: A Key Court Application
(1) Mornington 2000 LLP (t/a Sterilab Services), (2) Santé Global LLP -v- The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Background of the case The Defendant applied…
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23rd July 2024
Brewster’s Millions: Conditional gifts in Wills
Brewster’s Millions is a comedy film about Montgomery Brewster, a minor league baseball player, who inherits $300 million from his great-uncle on the condition that he spends $30…
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11th July 2024
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets and Section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 – a Recent Case
In the recent case of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd v Medley Assets Ltd [2024], Sainsburys have successfully challenged its landlord’s opposition to a new tenancy on the basis of…
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10th July 2024
New Case Law on Service of Gas Safety Certificates, EPC and How to Rent Guide Before Serving a Section 21 Notice
Valid service of the prescribed documents (Gas Safety Certificates, EPC and How to Rent guide) for the purposes of serving a Section 21 notice has recently been considered…
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26th June 2024
Remote Mediation: Advantages and Disadvantages – Is it the Way Forward?
Introduction In the digital age, remote mediation has emerged as a viable alternative to traditional face-to-face mediation, and in this article, we explore the advantages and disadvantages of…
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20th June 2024
Tenant Fees Act 2019: The Deposit Cap
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 (“the Act”) was introduced to restrict the amount and type of payments that can be paid by a tenant to a landlord or…
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13th June 2024
Are leaseholders admitting their service charge is right by paying it?
The case of C&A Gorrara Ltd v Kenilworth Court Block E RTM Co Ltd [2024] UKUT 81 (LC) was recently heard in the Upper Tribunal (“UT”), on appeal…
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30th May 2024
Licence to Let
Whether they like their Martinis shaken or stirred, there is one thing that all residential landlords can agree on: getting licensing requirements wrong can be a costly mistake.…