Property Solicitors

On 8 August 2012, DECC announced a number of preparatory steps for the launch of the Green Deal including: The opening of the register for Green Deal participants. Launch of a Quality Mark to be displayed by Green Deal participants. Publication of Green Deal provider guidance. A £7 million loan to the Green Deal Finance […]

The Court of Appeal held that, if a supplemental agreement varying an agreement for the sale of land is void because it does not comply with section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (section 2), it is not possible for it to mature into a valid agreement once all the land […]

The Tenancy deposit scheme (TDS) is designed to prevent landlords from failing to return a tenant’s deposit and also ensure landlords are not left out of pocket when a tenancy expires and a tenant abandons the property. A number of changes to the TDS came into force in April 2012: The period for the landlord […]

Commercial tenants should be made aware of a High Court decision which held that a tenant failed to exercise a break right effectively when it only paid rent up to the break date. In this case, the break clause required the tenant to give vacant possession and pay “the rents reserved and demanded by this […]

Landlords should be made aware of a recent High Court decision that considered a right to park. The court granted eight tenants in a block of flats an injunction against their landlord, where their leases: Granted each tenant a right to use a designated car parking space. Reserved in the landlord’s favour a right to […]