Residential Property

The law offers a way of protecting land that is used as a local amenity in order to ensure that it can be enjoyed for generations to come. Where land...

A couple who bought a newly-built home for more than £770,000 – only to discover that the construction guarantee that came with it was not worth the paper it was...

When land has been used by someone who has no legal entitlement to use it for 20 years without interruption, an ‘easement’ can arise under the Prescription Act 1832. In...

Homeowners have a responsibility to ensure that they do not damage their neighbours’ properties and this includes a legal duty to keep their garden trees and shrubs under control. ...

It is normal for any building divided into flats to have rules relating to the use to which the flats can be put, as well as other internal regulations. ...

Homeowners may be breathing a sigh of relief following the widely publicised reports that ‘chancel repair liability’ (CRL) must now be registered to be effective – but the risk still...

In a case which starkly underlines the dramatic and often unforeseen impact that compound interest can have on apparently modest service charges, holiday chalet tenants who could end up paying their...

A lease may not be worth the paper it is written on if the landlord’s mortgage lender does not consent to the tenancy. A recent ruling by the Court of...

When considering the need for accommodation under the Housing Act 1996, it is accepted that prioritisation is necessary for some groups. Vulnerable people are one group that qualify for priority...

Homeowners who were directed by an adjudicator to pay almost £90,000 to builders who carried out an ambitious refurbishment of their property have failed to convince the High Court that...