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Tenants place themselves in serious jeopardy if they sublet their homes without first instructing a lawyer to check that they are entitled to do so. A social housing tenant found that out to his cost after private investigators reported that he was renting out his flat in breach of an absolute bar on subletting in his lease. Continue reading →
Informal flat- or house-sharing presents a convenient way of life for many people, but what precisely is the nature of the legal relationship between such easy-come, easy-go tenants and landlords whom they may never have even met? A judge considered that issue in a decision that will leave many private landlords quaking in their boots. Continue reading →
In this edition of the Board Minute we catch up with Daniel Winslow, Partner & Head of Leasehold Services. Daniel joined Healys in 2006 in this firm’s Residential Property department and completed his training contract in 2010. He is an integral member of the Property Litigation team and was recently promoted as Partner and now leads the Leasehold Services department.
Under Part 2, Chapter 1 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2020, the leaseholders of a block of flats have a statutory right to take over the management of their building, providing certain criteria are satisfied. Generally, they will have the right to take over the management of their building if a majority of the tenants in the block take part and the statutory procedure is followed correctly. Continue reading →
Here is an article that I hope will assist in answering THAT question all property lawyers have most likely been trying to answer on a near daily basis since THAT press release came out earlier this year. Continue reading →
Generally speaking, forfeiture is the right for a landlord to terminate their leaseholder’s long lease where the leaseholder is in breach of covenant. Continue reading →
You may or may not be aware but most residential leases contain restrictions on the type of alterations you can do in your property. Continue reading →
Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, certain disposals trigger the right of first refusal. Continue reading →
Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, certain disposals trigger the right of first refusal. You will normally stumble across this when your landlord has notified you and your fellow leaseholders that it intends to make such a disposal and is offering it to you all first. Continue reading →
Perhaps you have been meaning to do it but hadn’t quite got around to it, or maybe at the time your budget didn’t permit you to sort things out. Continue reading →
