All articles by Kim Lewison,Falcon Chambers
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Professional
No licence can be judge-proof
Legal Does a lease have to be shown to be proprietary before it is defined as a tenancy?
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Professional
Digging into the hedge and ditch question
The hedge and ditch presumption According to the hedge and ditch presumption, the boundary between two pieces of land lies along the edge of the ditch furthest from the hedge The only instance where the presumption doesn't apply is where land in common ownership ...
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Professional
Taking the load off maintenance works
Covenant to repair Just because a landlord is entitled to carry out works, it doesn't follow that he is also entitled to recover the cost from a tenant The Scottish Mutual case should encourage tenants to scrutinise programmes of work embarked upon by landlords
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Insight
Out of service
A recent ruling in the House of Lords puts the vexed subject of service charges under the spotlight. We report on a frequent source of dispute, and explain how tenants can now recover service charges paid in error
