Building Liability Orders under the Building Safety Act
Building Liability Orders (BLOs) are a critical tool introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). They empower the High…
Property disputes
Telecoms rents and terms in the spotlight
The First-tier and Upper Tribunals have been busy over the last couple of months with a flurry of cases considering…
Connor Moran
About Connor
I am a solicitor within the firm’s tier 1 market leading Real estate disputes team. I have experience…
Shereen Eleker
About Shereen
Prior to becoming a solicitor, I was a paralegal working in the property litigation department at a competing…
An update for landowners on residential tenancies
The legal landscape for residential tenancies has changed significantly in recent years, and navigating the pitfalls and challenges is a…
Introduction to the Electronic Communications Code for landowners
What is the Electronic Communications Code?
The Electronic Communications Code (Schedule 3A of the Communications Act 2003 as part of…
Can a neighbour erect scaffolding on your property?
What are your rights when a neighbours scaffolding has been erected on your side of a boundary?
More often than…
Can you dispose of equipment left behind by an outgoing tenant?
An outgoing tenant left equipment behind – can I sell it? The lease will generally oblige the tenant to remove…
Can the court force me to mediate?
Mediation is a popular form of alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR’). There are others including arbitration, adjudication and expert determination. Mediation…
Moore Barlow adds new partner to property disputes team
Moore Barlow are very excited to announce the appointment of new partner Anna Iceton to our property disputes team.
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Anna Iceton
About Anna
I am a Partner in the firm’s Tier 1, market leading property disputes team with almost 20 years’…
A landlord’s guide to the Building Safety Act 2022
Landlords have a significant responsibility to ensure the safety of their tenants, and the Building Safety Act 2022 introduces important…
What would invalidate a Section 21 notice for possession?
If you are a landlord seeking to regain possession of your residential property, you may be familiar with the Section…
Commercial rent arrears recovery
How might a landlord preserve their right to forfeit a lease when taking commercial rent arrears recovery action? It is…
Delay may invalidate a landlord’s Section 20 consultation
An unreasonable delay may amount to a breach in the consultation requirements; resulting in the landlord being limited under the Regulations…
How to increase rent for a UK rental property
As a landlord in the UK, increasing the rent of your rental property is a common way to keep up…
Failure to serve a gas safety certificate at the commencement of a tenancy could now prevent the use of the s21 notice
This case law update comes off the back of Byrne v Harwood-Delgado [2022]
Facts of the case
The tenant moved…
Charlotte Ward
About Charlotte
I act for a broad range of clients in property litigation and contentious property matters, including local authorities,…
Felling licences and restocking notices – everything you need to know
When many people think of cutting down trees, their first thought can be to look at whether the trees are…
Residential tenancy notice periods are changing
The UK Government has confirmed that residential tenancy notice periods will return to pre-pandemic timescales from 1 October 2021. The…
Clair Phillips
About Clair
I am a Senior associate solicitor within the real estate disputes team. I seek to provide clear and…
Can I renovate my tired residential leasehold property?
With
the rising costs of moving, many opt to stay and renovate rather than
sell. There is however, a common…
Gemma Richards
About Gemma
I am a solicitor in the firm’s dispute resolution department. I assist our property litigation team to resolve…
Zoe Thompson
About Zoe
I am an experienced dispute resolution solicitor and litigator specialising in property disputes representing individuals as well as…
Chris Marsden
About Chris
I am a partner advising clients on all areas of real estate litigation and dispute resolution.
My clients…
Boundary disputes and encroachments
Rural and agricultural properties and estates often have boundaries that are not clearly demarcated by physical boundary structures.
Why are…
