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Recovering your Legal Expenses 

Insurance providers have offered legal expenses insurance policies in the property owner and property management sector for many years. Many of today’s insurance policies miss a critical component by not fully protecting the policyholder against legal costs incurred by defending applications made to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT).

Tuesday, 17th January 2012 Read more
 

The State Of the Property Management Nation

Brethertons solicitors, has undertaken the task of looking at the property management industry in detail to provide a benchmark of statistics that can be used for companies to identify where they sit against their peers.

Friday, 18th November 2011 Read more
 

Tribunal Tells Managing Agent: Be Reasonable, They Can’t Afford To Pay

Tribunal Tells Managing Agent: Be Reasonable, They Can’t Afford To Pay

In a landmark case that will undoubtedly be a gamechanger for the property management industry, the Upper Tribunal has decided that managing agents must consider the financial impact of major works on lessees and whether to phase works so they become more affordable.

Thursday, 17th November 2011 Read more
 

Landlord loses £640k by making invalid service charge demands for major works

Landlord loses £640k by making invalid service charge demands for major works

Recovery of residential service charges is a minefield, particularly for unwary landlords who do not demand or give details of sums due by way of service charge within time limits set by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

Friday, 9th September 2011 Read more
 

What would I change about the Leasehold Reform, Housing & Urban Development Act 1993?

What would I change about the Leasehold Reform, Housing & Urban Development Act 1993?

The 1993 act had a difficult passage through Parliament and, as a result,  there were a number of discrepancies.

Tuesday, 13th September 2011 Read more
 

Beware: Paying for construction and maintenance is changing.

Beware: Paying for construction and maintenance is changing.

Rebecca Evans explains the impact of the new Construction Act.

Friday, 9th September 2011 Read more
 

Expert witness immunity

The Supreme Court have stripped expert witnesses of their immunity

Tuesday, 10th May 2011 Read more
 

Nailrile - The Valuers Recipe

Following the Lands Tribunal’s decision in Nailrile, the valuation of intermediate leasehold interests will be much more complex than before, but this recipe guide will see you though.

Tuesday, 24th February 2009 Read more
 

When a house is not a home

Anna Favre of Pemberton Greenish recalls how one recent landmark case has outlined the prerequisites to something many already thought they knew – what constitutes a house?

Friday, 16th May 2008 Read more
 

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