... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Building maintenance Landlord and tenant Lifts and the year 2000 Keywords Building maintenance, Landlord and tenant Landlords and tenants may face costly legal disputes if they fail to address year 2000 problems, warns national law firm...

...Richard E. Smith Based on a request by a local authority to advise it as to the means of avoiding Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and the effect of the methods it used, examines the various options for avoidance, the provisions of the Act, the relevant case law, and the traps which may...

...Geoffrey Waterson The basic principle of privity of contract is clear and straightforward. However the Law Commission recently undertook a preliminary examination of the state of the law relating to privity of contract in the context of landlord and tenant and found it seriously wanting. Discusses...

... protection under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II. The Court of Appeal held that although the fact that the document called itself a licence was not conclusive, the terms of the agreement were such as to indicate that the document was a licence because it showed that the plaintiffs retained rights...

...Ronald S. Austin In view of the current interest in international property investment,briefly reviews various aspects of current French law and market practice relating to commercial leases. Points out that the positions of the landlord and tenant in France are different from those in other...

... Landlord and tenant Leasehold reform Legal arbitration Legal matters Rent On 20 July 1993, the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 received the Royal Assent. Part I of the Act was brought into force on 1 November 1993[ 1 ]. It confers a right to collective...

... strategy Environmental risk assessment Landlord and tenant Legislation Property management The first, and probably most important, question managers will need to ask is whether the property for which they are responsible is contaminated. Only a full‐scale, on‐site, environmental audit costing...

...Jim Clifford; Martin Ackland The landlord‐tenant relationship is one of the oldest forms of legal agreement with us today. The last seven centuries have seen English law develop through the operation of both the courts and statute. The result for the unpaid landlord has been a bewildering array...

..., if the tenant has the money available to pay the rent, payment will be arranged to be made following the bailiffs' initial visit and before the end of the temporary period granted by the walking possession agreement. However, use of bailiffs in this way is not always appropriate and can sour the landlord/tenant...

... and unpleasant surprises in tax legislation which is technical and not widely known. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Landlord and tenant Leases Property management Tax law LEASE PREMIUMS: TAXATION ASPECTS Andrew Wells With the property market having been less than buoyant in recent times, lease premiums...

..., valuation of distrained goods and the enforcement of Walking Possession Agreement in relation to distress. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Debt Distress Landlord and tenant Property management DISTRESS AND FORFEITURE AS THE PROPERTY MANAGER'S OPTIONS Philip Pennicott Despite the fact that landlords...

...S. Hamilton Considers Australian shopping centres which have used turnover rents. Examines the benefits for both landlord and tenant, the structure of turnover rent, its problems and effects on the landlord‐tenant relationship. Concludes that the use of turnover rents offers benefits to landlords...

... a shift to entrepreneurialism in the United Kingdom, and despite the recession the shift has been permanent, with the consequence that the kind of flexible space off © MCB UP Limited 1992 Business centres Landlord and tenant Property markets Small firms United Kingdom BUSINESS CENTRES...

..., salient features of CEDR, suitable mediators, ADR abroad, and model clauses. Concludes that while ADR cannot solve all disputes, the increase in use of ADR techniques cannot be restrained or ignored. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Alternative dispute resolution Landlord and tenant Legal matters...

..., and service charges held in trust. Concludes that local authority departments should be aware of their obligations to a growing percentage of their housing stock, since it has a duty of care. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Landlord and tenant Legislation Local government Residential property management...

...M. Philips Considers the different bases on which occupancies can be created without necessarily creating security of tenure. Discusses the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the Law of Property Act 1969, Tenancy at will,licences, and “concessionary rent” lease as devices to achieve such an occupancy...

...′ rights, insolvency, sub‐tenants′ liability, certificated bailiffs, and the Law Commission′s views. Surmises that it is now a matter for the Lord Chancellor to decide whether legislation is desirable. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Distress Landlord and tenant Law Legislation DISTRESS FOR RENT...

... property managers, agents and solicitors can avoid problems at the lease making stage, although no one formula invariably provides the best result for landlord or tenant. ALLOCATION OF SERVICE CHARGES CONTRIBUTIONS Professor J. E. Adams The RICS/Law Society Joint Working Party, which produced the Model...

... this with the “decennial” code. Explains how the policy should be worded and indicates premium costs. Concludes that future policies will have to be more comprehensive. Concludes that litigation is not a satisfactory solution. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Commercial property Development Landlord and tenant Law...

...Michael Wyldbore‐Smith Gives a guide to service charges. Reviews their shortcomings. Concludes that they are of more benefit to tenants and landlords than the alternatives. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Commercial property Landlord and tenant Service charges SERVICE CHARGES WHO NEEDS THEM...