Property lawyer, writer and trainer.
Waverton, Chester
Joined July 2011
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Wonder if there are any restrictive covenants to interpret on this new one too? (Morrells of Oxford Ltd v Oxford United Football Club [2001] Ch 459).
After a lengthy meeting with a mixture of views heard, Cherwell District Council has approved the decision for @oufcofficial's proposed new stadium. The final vote was 14 for, 3 abstentions, one against. #oufc
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Schedule 31, English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: business tenancies - prohibited terms as to rent. Where did this come from?
“This is an unusual probate claim in that the deceased says she is very much alive.”
Ashimola & Anor v Samuel & Anor [2025] EWHC 502 (Ch) (10 March 2025) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/…
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Law Com to publish a consultation paper on 19 November 2024 to ask key questions about possible options to reform Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. lawcom.gov.uk/project/busine…
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Leasehold reform in England and Wales: What’s happening and when? (Published 27 August, 2024): commonslibrary.parliament.uk…
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Amendments to Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill new today - ban leasehold houses; amends to #BuildingSafetyAct ss124 125 also
Just published today - a Law Society Guide to the Building Safety Act 2022: lawsociety.org.uk/topics/pro…
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Biodiversity Net Gain launch date confirmed as 12 February 2024 defralanduse.blog.gov.uk/202…
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Non-payment of a deposit is a repudiatory breach of contract (time being of the essence), including in relation to an option agreement. But maybe not in a tenant's option to purchase a reversion? See IAA Vehicle Services Ltd v HBC Ltd [2024] EWHC 1 (Ch) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/…
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University of Exeter v Allianz Insurance PLC [2023] EWCA Civ 1484: Whether a 2021 controlled detonation of WW2 bomb caused damage "occasioned by war" which was excluded by an insurance policy. (Yes, it was excluded).
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Modernising the Law Society’s formulae for exchanging contracts: lawsociety.org.uk/topics/pro…
How likely is it that a tenant named Braganza argues that a landlord's service charge apportionment is in breach of the Braganza duty? Braganza v The Riverside Group Ltd [2023] UKUT 243 (LC) bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/LC/…
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First remediation order under Building Safety Act 2022 walkermorris.co.uk/in-brief/… via @greenwoodsGRM
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Entire sector rises as one to reject proposal for infrastructure levy, demanding the convening of a ‘ministerial round table’ to find ways of making present rackety system work better. Sometimes despair is the only reaction. rtpi.org.uk/media/14893/join…
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Excellent news. ⬇️ If I draft a lease amend asking for commission on insurance to be disclosed it awaits gets pushed back, service charge code notwithstanding.
Any managing agent or freeholder still receiving hidden commissions from insurance brokers had better read the final paragraph of this statement from the Financial Conduct Authority which says STOP - right now. fca.org.uk/news/press-releas…
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Green lease clauses in the UK: a litigious environment
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DT (£) Deadline for newly-let resi properties to achieve EPC ‘C’ rating pushed from ‘25 to ‘28. Gov not published response to consultation in ‘21 covering ALL property. Promised ‘in due course.’ You can almost hear the deadlines being pushed further out. telegraph.co.uk/property/buy…
Law Commission consultation paper on reforming the 1954 Act to be published by December 2023. lawcom.gov.uk/decades-old-la…
More Supreme Court property stuff: R (on the application of Day) v Shropshire CC [2023] UKSC 8. bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/202…. A buyer, unaware of a council's consultation failure under s123(2A) LGA 1972, is stuck with the statutory trusts affecting land under the Open Spaces Act 1906.