Property cases

The Court cannot re-write badly drafted Leases.

Property compromise agreements may be oral even though they have a disposing effect provided they do not have a disposing purpose.

Landlords will be fined if information is not given to tenants for residential deposits.

Local authority statutorily provided recreation grounds are unlikely to be town or village greens.

Care is required to preserve dilapidations rights on a lease surrender.

It can pay to overstay your welcome.

An owner is unlikely to be liable for accidental fire damage to adjoining property.

Planning permission for dwellings may not include holiday lettings.

The Court will have strong regard to the original commercial arrangement between the parties when fixing the terms for a new business tenancy.

On 30 September 2002, a lease was granted to West End Amusement Parks Ltd (‘the Tenant’) in respect of part of the Trocadero building.