Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants
Restrictive covenants can stymie development. The case of Bath Rugby Limited v 77 Great Pulteney Street Limited and Godfrey Douglas White and Others illustrates the point.
Restrictive covenants can stymie development. The case of Bath Rugby Limited v 77 Great Pulteney Street Limited and Godfrey Douglas White and Others illustrates the point.
In this second article in our series of three we look at what it means for residential leaseholders and their landlords following the Government’s confirmation that it will enact the remaining Law Commission recommendations around enfranchisement rights (leaseholders rights to extend their lease or acquire the freehold to their house or block of flats).
The Law Commission’s recommendations are set out in its report “Leasehold Home Ownership: Buying Your Freehold or Extending Your Lease”. The stated intention of the recommendations was to “help make our homes our own rather than someone else’s asset. They are intended to make the law work better for leaseholders”. Their report was described as a root and branch review of enfranchisement rights.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have published updated guidance around Japanese Knotweed which came into effect on 23 March 2022.