Subjects:

Landlord and Tenant Law

Contents:

Part I Law and practice - introduction: the right to disdain for rent - basic pre-conditions

the right to distrain - to whom does it belong?

for what may distress be levied? termination of the right to distrain

alternatives to distress

bailiffs

entry

the process of seizure and impounding

valuation and sale

rescue and poundbreach

replevin

insolvency and the law of distress. Part II Precedents. Part III Legislation.

Distress for arrears of rent is still a highly effective remedy when properly applied and especially relevant to insolvency situations. However, the ancient origin of much of the law means that many of the concepts are unfamiliar to practitioners today.

In this book Iain Travers, a leading property litigator and partner at Nabarro Nathanson, and Anthony Tanney, barrister, have assembled a detailed explanation of law and practice of distress, together with all relevant legislation and a comprehensive library of precedents. The result is a unique single volume reference on the subject for all property law advisers.