Two members of the Property Litigation Association’s law reform committee – Thekla Fellas, partner at Eversheds Sutherland, and Emily Wood, partner at DMH Stallard, outline the PLA’s comprehensive responses to the Law Commission’s leasehold reform project. Fellas and Wood discuss each of the three consultations that comprise the project: leasehold enfranchisement; the right to manage; […]
16th Jun 2019 Consultations Read moreFollowing the voluntary Capped Costs Pilot which commenced in certain Business and Property Courts on 14 January 2019, MOJ has launched a consultation in relation to extending the use of Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) in Civil Cases. This follows recommendations made in Sir Rupert Jackson’s Supplemental Report on FRCs in July 2017. The consultation is […]
17th May 2019 Consultations Read moreClick here to read the PLA’s response to the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper: Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership.
12th Mar 2019 Consultations Read morePROPERTY LAW REFORM NEEDED TO BOOST ‘GLOBAL BRITAIN’ The Property Litigation Association has canvassed its members on major areas of property law to ascertain whether they are still fit for purpose and to help prioritise those ripe for reform. In this article for Estates Gazette, Mathew Ditchburn, Chair, PLA Law Reform Committee, discusses the results […]
11th Mar 2019 Consultations Read moreLaw Commission consultation events relating to: Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership There will be a Law Commission consultation event in Newcastle on Monday 4 March, to be held at Northumbria University. The date for the consultation event in Cardiff has had to be moved. This will now be held one week later than […]
13th Feb 2019 Consultations Read moreRead the PLA Scotland’s response to the Scottish Law Commission’s discussion paper on Aspects of Leases: Termination here.
23rd Jan 2019 Consultations Read moreRead PLA Scotland’s response to the Scottish Law Commission’s DISCUSSION PAPER ON SECTION 53 OF THE TITLE CONDITIONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003 here.
23rd Jan 2019 Consultations Read moreThe Law Commission Consultation Paper 238 Leasehold Home Ownership: Buying your freehold or extending your lease – to read the PLA response click here
10th Jan 2019 Consultations Read moreIn October 2017 the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a package of measures intended to address the private rented sector. One proposed measure was the introduction of a specialist Housing Court with a view to a more efficient and timely process by which landlords could recover possession, and tenants could enforce […]
22nd Nov 2018 Consultations Read moreIn 2015 almost 90% of PLA members thought that the County Court Service was unfit for purpose. Less than 1% considered that the administration at the county court was good. Following that survey the Law Reform Committee has been in dialogue with courts and HMCTS in an effort to improve service. We are being told […]
8th Nov 2018 Consultations Read more