Monthly Archives: May 2016

Posted on May 26th, 2016 By Shanna Davison Posted in Case Updates

Premises includes carpets decides Court of Appeal in dilapidations claim

There haven’t been many dilapidations cases to reach the Court of Appeal in recent years, but South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust V Laindon Holdings Ltd has broken that trend.

Laindon was the landlord of purpose-built offices in Basildon, which the Trust had occupied until January 2011. In late 2014, the landlord won damages Read More

Posted on May 12th, 2016 By Sanjay Dave Posted in Case Updates

Mistakes happen but High Court decision eases rectification

The case of Isaaks v Charlton Homes Ltd concerned a lease which incorrectly recorded the demise as a “third floor flat”. In fact, the property was a second floor flat. Surprisingly, this was only discovered several years after grant when the tenant’s lender sought to enforce the security it had and realised that the property Read More