Subjects:

Landlord and Tenant Law

Contents:

PART I - THE COMMON LAW

1 The Leasehold Estate

2 The Distinction Between a Lease and a Licence

3 Creating a Tenancy

4 Implied and Express Obligations in Leases

5. Repairing Obligations

6 Enforcing Obligations After Assignment

7 Termination of Tenancies

8 Forfeiture

PART II - THE STATUTORY CODES

9 The Rent Act 1977 - Protected Tenancies

10 The Housing Act 1998 - Assured Tenancies

11 Long Residential Leases at Low Rents

12 Enfranchisement and Leasehold Extension

13 Commonhold

14 Secure Tenancies

15 Protection from Eviction

16 Business Tenancies

17 Agricultural Tenancies

18 The Human Rights Act 1998

The sheer bulk of legislation applying to the landlord and tenant relationship can appear impenetrable and fragmented. A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant provides a systematic and readable guide through the principles of landlord and tenant law. It also includes an analysis of the various statutory codes applying to both residential and business tenancies.

This fourth edition has been comprehensively updated to cover all recent developments in the law, including the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and all relevant case-law. Very much a practical guide, A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant makes frequent use of examples, checklists, forms and precedents, to assist the practitioner and provides valuable context for the student coming to the subject for the first time.