Many buy to let landlords buying a new property rely on the valuation carried out by the surveyor acting on behalf of the mortgage lender.
Until now they have been reasonably secure in doing so because the law accepted that these surveyors owed a duty of care to the purchaser. It meant that if the valuation [...]
Failure to Comply with Service Charge Consultation Requirements
In a recent case a landlord was given a salutary and financially painful reminder of the need to comply fully with the detailed statutory service charge consultation requirements. The failure in this case resulted in a drastic reduction in the amount the landlord could recover from the [...]
Landlord loses appeal over repossession of premises
A landlord has lost his appeal to repossess premises that he wanted to use to set up a business.
The court ruled that he had not shown sufficient intention to occupy the building for the purposes of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act).
The premises were occupied by a [...]