New regulations ban combustible cladding In response to the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1230) came into force on 21 December 2018. the…
Employment Update - October 2018 Employment law always moves at a fast pace so we have once more summarised some of the most important recent decisions and news: Cases: (1)…
Break options in leases The High Court* has recently decided that, on the true construction of a lease, the tenant’s break option was not conditional on compliance with its reinstatement…
Leasehold reform proposals Many people own, or aspire to own, a home. In England and Wales, flats and houses are almost always owned on either:- (i) A freehold basis (ownership…
Disclosing Japanese Knotweed when selling a property In recent years, there has been an increasing number of claims arising out misleading information given by sellers to the buyers of their…
Can a contract, requiring a parties to agree variations in writing (‘no oral modifications clauses’) and under signature, be varied orally? The Supreme Court has recently reviewed this issue in…
Employment Update Employment law always moves at a fast pace so we’ve summarised some of the most important recent decisions and news: Cases:(1) Settlement Negotiations:Under s111A of the Employment Rights…
“Paws” for thought before entering into a lease A timely reminder always to consider the terms of your lease before it is entered into and/or before taking any step which…
Does an unrepresented party have to comply with Court rules? In the recent case of Mark Barton -v- Wright Hassall LLP [2018] the Supreme Court ruled by a majority of…
Landlords, beware! A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal demonstrates that statutory requirements must be strictly complied with before a Landlord of a long lease of residential property is able…