by bawilliams | Jan 9, 2025 | Property Law
The High Court was asked to address a complex property contract dispute including the return of a deposit in a property development agreement (PDA). Background: On the 21st of June 2022, Weston Homes PLC agreed to purchase from the first defendant, Henley...
by bawilliams | Jan 2, 2025 | Property Law
The Court of Appeal (CoA) heard a case regarding the right to manage, as defined in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act (CLRA) 2002. Background: The appellant, 159-167 Prince of Wales Right to Manage (RTM) Company Ltd. (RTM Co.), was formed in May 2021 by...
by bawilliams | Dec 26, 2024 | Property Law
The High Court had to assess whether a tenant was entitled to damages for trespass and quantify them. Background: Restaurant EC3 Ltd. was the commercial tenant of the premises pursuant to a lease dated the 10th August 2018 for a term of fifteen years. The rent...
by bawilliams | Dec 19, 2024 | Property Law
The Court of Appeal (CoA) heard this case following a leapfrog procedure, as it raised a point of general principle in the development of the substantive law and the operation of the Tenant Fees Act (TFA) 2019, which prohibits landlords and letting agents from...
by bawilliams | Dec 12, 2024 | Property Law
The Court of Appeal (CoA) had to assess the limit of Section 75 of the Land Registration Act (LRA) 1925 and general boundaries rules in adverse possession. Background: The case concerned boundary lines between a number of adjoining properties in Leicestershire....
by bawilliams | Dec 5, 2024 | Property Law
The Supreme Court was faced with a very peculiar case in which one of the parties tried to enforce a foreign judgement on a property situated in the UK. The question was, therefore, whether the lex situs principle, namely that the rights to and interests in land and...
