Event: Lease annual conference 2013

The annual conference of the Leasehold Advisory Service takes place on 21st May 2013. This year, the conference is being
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Office of Fair Trading report identifies lettings market problems

The Office of Fair Trading published a report on 14th February 2013 regarding the lettings market. The report sets out
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Turned on its head? Qualifying works and consultation

The recent decision in the High Court case of Phillips and Goddard v Francis (2012) arguably changes the way landlords
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Greene King v Quisine Restaurants and Nazar Nafie Shasha [2012]

The Court of Appeal held that a guarantor of a lease cannot escape liability because the landlord failed to give
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Section 47 statements – getting them right

Beitov Properties Ltd v Elliston Martin [2012] In the recent Upper Tribunal decision it was held that using the managing
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News

Is ‘Default Judgment’ adequate in determining Service Charge arrears for the purposes of s.81 of the Housing Act 1996?
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An appeal, decided in the Central London County Court in the case of Church Commissioners for England v. (1) Koyale
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RTM does not extend to managing the shared estate facilities.
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Since its introduction by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, many leaseholders have acquired the right to manage their
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