Introduction Restrictive covenants can appear in both leases and in relation to freehold land. They are contractual obligations that prohibit certain specific conduct. Unlike normal contractual promises, which bind only the original parties, these can bind subsequent owners of the affected land. Common examples of restrictive covenants include: Not to erect any building or structures […]
17th Nov 2016 Conference Papers Read moreIntroduction We’ve heard about some of the problems arising with the interpretation of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (“LTCA 95”). I want to look at a solution to the problems and propose an achievable means of effective reform. PLA’s Work to Date The Law Reform Committee of the PLA (“LRC”) has spent many […]
8th Jun 2016 Conference Papers Read moreSection 3 Law Commissions Act 1965 It shall be the duty of each of the Commissions to take and keep under review all the law with which they are respectively concerned with a view to its systematic development and reform, including in particular the codification of such law, the elimination of anomalies, the repeal of […]
8th Jun 2016 Conference Papers Read moreLandlord & Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 House of Fraser case** (2011) CA held that a guarantor cannot give a valid repeat guarantee Lord Neuberger mused that perhaps a lease cannot be assigned from T to G Section 24(2) requires G to be released on assignment of lease to the same extent as T Section 25: […]
8th Jun 2016 Conference Papers Read moreA presentation for the Property Litigation Association Annual Conference at Keble College, Oxford on Friday, 15 April 2016. By Edwin Johnson QC – Maitland Chambers Click here to read more.
15th Apr 2016 Conference Papers Read moreRelationology Matt Bird is the creator of Relationology a unique approach to achieving business growth through the power of client relationships. He epitomises Relationology spending time every day investing in relationships. Campaign Magazine has said, “When Malcolm Gladwell sat at his typewriter and wrote the chapter on connectors in The Tipping Point, he must have […]
15th Apr 2016 Conference Papers Read moreNon-resident UK property development task force: HMRC targeting 100 ‘offshore structures used to avoid tax on profits and rental income from property development in the UK’. Finance Act 2016 – Non-resident companies pay UK corporation on profits arising from UK property development. Click here to read more.
15th Apr 2016 Conference Papers Read moreIntroduction The Scope of this Talk Options and overage agreements along with conditional contracts and pre-emption agreements are all contractual tools at our disposal to give clients flexibility when dealing with (or contemplating dealing with) land. Clients may wish for flexibility for any number of reasons but all arise out of the desire to take […]
15th Apr 2016 Conference Papers Read moreIntroduction This seminar will address the substantial legislative changes that have come about in relation to Assured Shorthold Tenancies (“AST”). In particular, it will address: Deregulation Act 2015 Immigration Act 2014 This legislation represents perhaps the biggest change to the AST regime since its inception. Taken together with tenancy deposit provisions originally introduced by the […]
15th Apr 2016 Conference Papers Read moreIntroduction Equity and common law have long had an unsettled relationship. Although in Royal Brunei Airlines v Tan, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead commenced his speech with the observation that “[t]he proper role of equity in commercial transactions is a topical question”, it was certainly not a new one. In Re Wait, Atkin LJ was critical in a […]
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