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Landlord and tenant is one of the most important areas of land law that all students must understand thoroughly. This manual is designed to give trainee solicitors a clear and complete understanding of practice in this field. It will familiarize trainees with the procedures involved in landlord and tenant law and how to properly advise clients. It deals with residential letting agreements, as well as examining the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants bound by commercial leases, thus offering an excellent overview of all crucial landlord and tenant topics.
This new edition has been fully revised and updated in the light of new codes and case law. A number of new precedents have been included, offering a practical approach to the subject, enabling students to familiarize themselves with documentation they will encounter in practice.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Categorisation of tenancies
- 3: Licences
- 4: Other relationships involving land
- 5: Taking instructions/essential contents of a lease
- 6: Residential Tenancies Board
- 7: Residential Tenancies Act 2004
- 8: Repairs
- 9: Termination
- 10: Statutory reliefs
- 11: Ground rents
- 12: Commercial leases
- 13: Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act 1982
About the author
Dr. Gabriel Brennan is a solicitor with the Law Society. She is course manager with the Law School for applied land law and senior advisor to the society's eConveyancing Project. She is editor and co-author of the Law Society's Landlord and Tenant Law manual and co-editor and co-author of this and other property law manuals. She is a member of the Law Society Conveyancing Committee, eConveyancing Task Force and the PRA eRegistration Project Board.
Summary
Landlord and tenant is one of the most important areas of land law that all students must understand thoroughly. This manual is designed to give trainee solicitors a clear and complete understanding of practice in this field. It will familiarize trainees with the procedures involved in landlord and tenant law and how to properly advise clients. It deals with residential letting agreements, as well as examining the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants bound by commercial leases, thus offering an excellent overview of all crucial landlord and tenant topics.
This new edition has been fully revised and updated in the light of new codes and case law. A number of new precedents have been included, offering a practical approach to the subject, enabling students to familiarize themselves with documentation they will encounter in practice.
