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Property Nuts and Bolts – Part 4 – Boundary disputes - Landmark Chambers
This event is part of Landmark Chamber's popular Property Law Nuts & Bolt webinar series.
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Standardising HMO regulation
Astrid Stanley looks at how standardisation of the regulatory regime for houses in multiple occupation could encourage investment in the sector.
Improvement notices under part 1 Housing Act 2004
The Upper Tribunal has given judgment in an important case on appeals against improvement notices under Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004, writes Richard Miller.
Charging newly built housing stock – key considerations
Residential schemes are increasing in size and complexity, and this presents challenges for registered providers of social housing ("RPs") when raising finance against newly built properties. Hannah Jackson explores the risks and provides recommendations for RPs preparing for charging exercises where developments have been recently completed or are still ongoing.
Remediating the Building Safety Act?
In light of recent changes to the Building Safety Act regime, Cecilia Busby looks at the challenges in forcing developers and others to fund remediation.
Making it tax efficient
V. Charles Ward sets out some key considerations for conveyancers to ensure tax efficiency in relation to local authority property transactions.
Property Nuts and Bolts – Part 4 – Boundary disputes - Landmark Chambers
This event is part of Landmark Chamber's popular Property Law Nuts & Bolt webinar series.
Adverse possession: applications by squatters to be registered as proprietor
The Supreme Court has used “pure grammar” to clarify the law relating to adverse possession. Nick McKnight considers the ruling.
Guidance for BLOs and Information Orders
Giles Tagg and Thomas Adamson analyse long-awaited guidance for building liability orders and Information Orders.
Recovery of premises under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
A recent judgment has reinforced the importance of landlord intentions under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Kirsty Black and Sophie Tracey look at the lessons from the case.
Property is going green (leases)
Hayfa Tejani and Alex Akerman look at some of the key considerations in relation to green leases.
Property Nuts and Bolts – Part 3 – Possession claims
These webinars are designed to introduce key topics that are likely to crop up for property litigators. The talks will provide an overview of the legal and procedural landscape with plenty of time for delegates to ask questions at the end.
Property Law Nuts & Bolts: Session 2 - Part 36
This session is designed to give delegates an overview of how Part 36 offers work, along with practical insights from their own cases.
Property Law Nuts & Bolts: An Introduction to Business Tenancy Renewals - Part 1
This session will provide delegates with an overview of three key areas: notices; procedure in lease renewals and PD 56; and tactics tips and tricks in opposed claims.
Stanthorne Hall ‘Great Expectations’ judicial review dismissed
The High Court has dismissed a judicial review of the Department for Transport’s refusal to lease a historic property, which had been acquired as part of the land assembly relating to HS2. Charles Streeten and Armin Solimani explain why.
Adverse possession: a review of the principles and recent cases
Edmund Walters and Stephen Willmer host a Business & Property webinar on Adverse possession and recent case law.
Property Fraud - 42BR
In the fourth session of our Civil Fraud Webinar Series 2024 - 2025, Andrew Carter and Paul Fuller review the law, together with some recent authorities, and discuss practical and tactical considerations in relation to property fraud; real, personal, legal and equitable.
2024: Signposts from right of way litigation
Gavin McLeod looks at the lessons to be learned from right of way disputes over the last 12 months.
The Building Safety Act: 2024 in review
As we hit the ground running in 2025, Daniel Searle looks back at some of the key developments of the Building Safety Act (“BSA”) in 2024 and opines on where we may be headed in the future.
The Right to Buy and the “tenant condition”
Chloe Rixon analyses the Court of Appeal’s recent dismissal of an appeal by a London borough over an entitlement to exercise the Right to Buy.
Interpretation of private sector housing enforcement policy
The Upper Tribunal has clarified the FTT’s limits on policy interpretation in a dispute over a financial penalty imposed on a letting agent by a local authority. Riccardo Calzavara analyses the ruling.
Enforcement against HMOs used to house asylum seekers
A Divisional Court recently upheld a district judge’s decision in a case over licensing of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) used for asylum seekers. The decision is of significant public importance concerning the enforcement of housing standards in HMOs, write Stephanie Harrison KC and Tim Baldwin.
Stock transfer agreements and the ability to enter transactions
A High Court judge has coined a new legal stock phrase in a judgment about the meaning of a stock transfer agreement. Matt Hutchings KC explains the ruling.
The Remediation Acceleration Plan and RPs
David Firth and Mathieu Quenin set out the key implications for Registered Providers and developers from the Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan.
Only or principal home…as a tenant?
A recent Court of Appeal case raises interesting questions of statutory construction and housing policy, writes Andrew Lane.
High Street revival
The Government has confirmed that councils will have the power to hold high street rental auctions from 2 December. Lucy McDonnell and Megan Forbes look at how the regime will work, including from a planning perspective.
Remediation order and remediation contribution order applications – a potential headache
Robert Bowker considers important recent changes in relation to remediation order and remediation contribution order applications.
Roof gardens and higher-risk buildings
Is a roof garden a "storey" for the purposes of higher-risk buildings? Alex Martin Diaz and Corinna Whittle analyse a recent tribunal case and the government’s response to the ruling.
"Is an excuse a use"
A recent High Court case has provided a reminder that care must be taken to distinguish between “commencement” cases and “continuous use” cases based on immunity, writes Roderick Morton.
Improvement or remediation, or both?
Robert Bowker considers how the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dealt with fire safety cases where an improvement notice under the Housing Act 2004 has been served and an application for a remediation order under s. 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 has been made.
Preparing your housing stock in order to support new funding
Rubyn Campbell, Wendy Wilks and Jessica Church outline the steps registered providers can take to prepare for charging to a funder.
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