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...
by Efosa Obaseki | Jun 29, 2026 | Property Law
Navigating the legal boundaries of leaseholder freedom has just become significantly clearer following a definitive Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling on how properties must be physically structured to qualify for management autonomy. Background: This decision related to...
by Efosa Obaseki | Jun 22, 2026 | Property Law
Discovering that your commercial building suffers from severe, safety-critical structural defects can bring a business to a grinding halt. Despite this apparent common sense, a recent landmark High Court ruling confirms that tenants cannot invoke the doctrine of...
