Practice point
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Public highway agreement denies landowner a ransom strip
Land adopted as a highway commonly includes land on which no work is undertaken
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Restrictive covenants preventing building modified following change of circumstances
Tribunal granted an application to modify restrictive covenants which burdened land
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Back to Basics: Visual intrusion constitutes a nuisance
Inviting members of the public to admire the view from a viewing platform is not a common and ordinary use of land
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CIGA Covid test requires proof of inability to pay debts before pandemic
The Court of Appeal considers an enquiry regarding winding up and Coronavirus
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Possession: succession when tenant moves permanently into residential care
A look at security of tenure in the event of illness
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RRO: consideration of landlord’s conduct in mitigation
Policy reasons behind the rent repayment order regime was to punish and deter rogue landlords
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Interests in property must be granted to the correct entity
The case of Panton v Brophy considered who the lease of a boathouse should be vested in
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Had use of an underground pipe been secretive?
How does one acquire prescriptive rights over a third party’s land when pipes are underground?
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Fraudsters are entitled to the benefit of limitation periods
The Court of Appeal has ruled that bad people are entitled to the benefit of limitation periods
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The word “elevation” is not a term of art
Was it a breach of covenant to remove a rear window from a flat and replace it with a door?