Insights

Sweeper clauses are designed to help landlords recover unexpected property maintenance or repair costs.

In conveyancing in England and Wales, the common law principle of caveat emptor, 'let the buyer beware,' applies.

Recent research shows that approximately 28% of neighbour disputes stem from fences, walls, hedges, boundaries and shared space.

Disputes regarding trees are common because some people want to maintain ultimate privacy, so they allow their trees to grow very tall and undertake very infrequent pollarding and maintenance.

The idea of rental auctions for high-street properties was announced back in 2022 but will finally be progressed in the summer of 2024.

There are different procedures for renewal of a lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, depending on whether the landlord or the tenant starts the process.

Serving a break notice to end a lease early is common in the world of commercial leasing, but it is imperative that a valid break notice is served.

People may be familiar with the concept that if you have used land exclusively for a period of time, then you can apply to HM Land Registry to become the owner of that land.

Nyree Applegarth, a Partner at award-winning West Midlands law firm Higgs LLP, called for landlords to have the ability to search for previous County Court judgments against prospective tenants.

As far as I’m aware, it’s the first time a landlord has been subject to such stinging sanctions and underlines the need for landlords to take prompt action to put an end to an unlawful conduct on the part of their tenants.

Award-winning law firm Higgs LLP has celebrated the King’s coronation by planting a new tree for every colleague in the business.

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations were introduced to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of their properties.