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Joanne Wong

Grounds 1 and 1A: Possession to Move In or...

What changed on 1 May 2026 Since 1 May 2026, landlords in England can no longer end a tenancy with a section 21 notice. Assured...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Basement Developments: Your Rights When a Neighbour Digs...

Basement developments remain popular across London. A basement excavation removes ground that has supported your foundations for a century, often...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Property Fraud Prevention: A Guide for Owners

What steps should you take to prevent property fraud? An individual’s property is usually their largest asset and not...

Janina Lamb

PRS Database registration: a landlord’s guide

What is the PRS Database? The PRS Database is a national register of private landlords and rental properties in England....

Joanne Wong

Renters’ Rights Act 2025: What landlords must do now...

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is now in force The main tenancy reforms in the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Section 8 notices: a complete guide for landlords and...

Since the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026, section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 has become the only statutory...

Shilpa Mathuradas

TOLATA Claim Settled At Mediation

Complex TOLATA claim settled after an extensive mediation We recently settled at mediation, a complex TOLATA case involving a dispute...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Security of Tenure

Security of tenure gives business tenants the right to stay in their property after the lease ends and request a...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Section 25 Notices

A Section 25 notice plays an important role in commercial leases, letting landlords and tenants know what’s next when a...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Section 21 notices: what they were and what happens...

Section 21 has been abolished Section 21 “no-fault” eviction notices have been abolished. From 1 May 2026, when the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Rent Repayment Orders

Guidance for Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) for Landlords in the UK Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) are legal orders requiring a...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Evicting a tenant: a landlord’s guide under...

How tenant evictions now work Since the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026, the way landlords recover possession...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Can You Challenge a Restrictive Covenant?

Challenging a restrictive covenant! Is it obsolete? It is well known that section 84(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 allows...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Client successful in TOLATA proceedings

The case related to proceedings under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (“TOLATA”) in respect of joint...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Party Wall Case Law: The Leading Authorities Explained

A surveyor drafting an award needs the citation for Kaye. A solicitor advising on a late appeal needs to know...

Shilpa Mathuradas

The Building Safety Act 2022 explained

— The Building Safety Act 2022 explained The Building Safety Act 2022 changed how residential buildings in England are built, managed and kept...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Reasonableness of Service Charges

Reasonableness of Service charges under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 It is well known that the relevant costs that a...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Overlooking Nuisance Claims

The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Overlooking as Private Nuisance In the case Fearn v Tate (2023) UKSC 4, the UK Supreme...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Japanese Knotweed: Knot in my backyard again!

Huge legal bill after selling home with Japanese knotweed Many will have read the recent case in which a furniture...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Right to Light Law: Your Rights and How...

A right to light is one of the few property rights that can stop a building going up, or bring...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Rent to Rent: Is It Legal and What...

Rent to rent is a heavily marketed property strategy in the UK. An owner hands the whole property to a...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Buying a Property with a Party Wall Agreement

A party wall agreement, known properly as a party wall award, is made under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. It...

Shilpa Mathuradas

Beneficial Interest in Property

What does beneficial interest in property mean? A beneficial interest in property gives someone the right to share the benefits...

Shilpa Mathuradas

The Risks Of Buying Properties Off Plan!

Buying Property Off Plan The Daily Mail reported that 300 families a week have to move into shoddy newly built homes....

Shilpa Mathuradas

The end of no-fault evictions: what landlords and...

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has ended section 21 The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026. Section 21 “no-fault” evictions have...

Shilpa Mathuradas

New Builds, Poor Standards!

Allegations of Poor Standards and Customer Care in New Builds This week’s Dispatches programme examined allegations of shoddy standards,...

Shilpa Mathuradas

HMO Licensing Rules: A Landlord’s Guide

If you let a property to a group of sharers, the question of whether it needs a licence is rarely...