Jordans Spring 2012 Commercial Newsletter
Commercial Property
The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 contains procedures allowing people affected by high hedges to take action. However, a successful outcome isn’t a given. There are a variety of complex issues that will determine whether there is anything you can do.
If you are considering buying a property, do consider recent changes in the law in this area. For those buying a commercial lease a recent case of landlord who informed a tenant he intended to redevelop a property and then later changed his mind was liable for damages.
Changes to the law on Rights over Village Greens and Houses in Multiple Occupation
In London Tara Hotel Ltd v Kensington Close Hotel Ltd the High Court considered the circumstances in which a prescriptive right by a ‘lost modern grant’ can occur.
Take legal advice before buying a property jointly with another person. In a recent case the court held that cohabitants owning a home in joint name were entitled to 50% each even though one has not lived there nor contributed to it since 1993.
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