Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] UKSC 18

Book review: The definitive guide to leasehold enfranchisement

Simon Serota provides his thoughts on the latest edition of Hague on Leasehold Enfranchisement (7th edn), by Damian Greenish and Anthony Radevsky The new edition of Hague arrives some seven years after the last (sixth) edition and incorporates commentary and references to a large number of decisions handed down in that seven-year period Leasehold enfranchisement was …

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Commercial landlord and tenant round-up: Key decisions despite Covid chaos

David Manda and Lewis Couth highlight some of the key cases to note It is likely to be prudent for any tenant considering an early departure from leasehold premises to take specialist legal and surveying advice as part of its overall exit strategy. Much of the specialist property litigator’s recent practice will have been dominated …

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Residential leases: Case study: Clarifying a landlord’s obligations

George Mallet considers the practical implications of the recent Supreme Court judgment in Duval In affirming the distinction between the absolute and permissive clauses, the Supreme Court implicitly re-affirmed the established principles on the construction of contractual terms as set out (inter alia) in Arnold. In Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020], the Supreme …

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