The ALEP Spring Conference at the Royal Institution on 24th March 2015 saw a talk on the topic of ‘The Middleman’s Tale’ with Jennifer Ellis of Langley Taylor. We were discussing the position of intermediate landlords following the Howard De Walden v Stella Kateb and Accordway [2014] UKUT 0486 (LC) decision. A link to the full decision appears at: http://www.landstribunal.gov.uk/judgmentfiles/j1084/LRA-150-2013.pdf …
Hemphurst Limited v Durrels House Limited [2011] UKUT 6 (LC) – taking over the roof space – do you need to acquire the whole of an airspace lease on an enfranchisement?
The only way is up, or that certainly seems to be the view of landlords seeking to claim development value as part of the compensation payable to them as part of a freehold purchase under the 1993 Act. As part of the compensation payable under the 1993 Act, the landlord is entitled to claim in addition to what might traditionally …
Repairs and leasehold property who is responsible?
Who is responsible for maintaining the structure of the building? If you live in a freehold property, the answer to this question is simple – if you own the part of the property in question, you are responsible for repairing it. In a leasehold property a similar logic applies, but you must first establish which bits of the property you …