by Efosa Obaseki | Aug 10, 2026 | Property Law
The Upper Tribunal (UT) recently addressed how modern home-based business activities may conflict with historical property restrictions. Background: This decision arose from a long-running property dispute concerning an old coach house. Originally built to serve the...
by Efosa Obaseki | Aug 3, 2026 | Property Law
A recent pivotal judgement from the County Court has provided essential clarity for the social housing and residential property sectors by confirming that judges have the power to authorise landlords to force entry into a tenant's home to conduct essential gas and...
by Efosa Obaseki | Jul 29, 2026 | Property Law
If you run a specialised, highly sensitive business from your property, a neighbour’s disruptive construction work or loud industrial operations can feel like an existential threat to your livelihood. Background: The claimants operated a highly specialised,...
by Efosa Obaseki | Jul 20, 2026 | Property Law
The High Court delivered critical resolutions to three pivotal questions in a case of complex private landlord-tenant litigation, clarifying the requirements of notice under the Section 9A regime, the limits of specific performance when enforcing statutory fitness,...
by Efosa Obaseki | Jul 13, 2026 | Property Law
When structural defects put a building’s safety at risk, landlords and leaseholders often find themselves locked in a fierce legal battle over who controls the method of repair and how much disruption a tenant must endure. Background: This litigation arose from...
by Efosa Obaseki | Jul 6, 2026 | Property Law
When a neighbouring construction project goes catastrophically wrong, causing the physical failure and emergency demolition of an adjoining property, the instinct to sue every ‘professional’ involved is understandable though legally perilous. A major High...
