Conveyancing mistakes by legal professionals...
Posted in Professional Negligence on 6th Dec 2021
In our previous article we discussed the tasks of the conveyancer from the point of instruction by their purchaser or vendor client and before exchange of contracts. In this article we will discuss some of the tasks that the conveyancer should comply with after exchange of contracts to ensure their client’s purchase or sale completes seamlessly.
Post-Exchange
As well as the pre-exchange searches, the conveyancer is also obliged to carry out a number of searches post exchange to ensure the property still has good title to complete. These searches...
Can my landlord refuse to carry out repairs...
Posted in Housing Disrepair on 29th Nov 2021
Can my landlord restrict their obligations to repair by way of tenancy agreement?
Some landlords may attempt to avoid their obligations to repair defects in your home by adding terms into a Tenancy Agreement which purports to limit or exclude their liability.
In Short, even if your Tenancy Agreement contains limiting or exclusion terms regarding the landlord’s duty to repair, a landlord cannot refuse to carry out a repair to your home because a tenancy agreement is underpinned by both express and implied terms, and implied statutory terms supersede...
Housing disrepair and the issue of notice
Posted in Housing Disrepair on 29th Nov 2021
Have you given sufficient notification of the defect to your landlord?
In the UK, four million households live in rented social housing, which is just under a fifth (17%) of all households in the country. In 2019-20, 10% (2.4 million) of all households rented from housing associations, and 7% (1.6 million) from local authorities. In light of the vast majority of the UK population living in rented accommodation, it remains more important than ever to maintain an amicable relationship with your tenant or landlord.
Under the most standard tenancy agreements...
