Category Archives: Tales from my work

The Abandonment problem

Its tough on landlords. They provide the property, for which they are normally still making mortgage and other payments, and they are responsible for its upkeep and maintenance (for which they can be sued if they fail to comply), but what can they do if the tenant fails to keep his part of the bargain…

Dealing with the opportunistic tenant defendant

You have to be so careful when drafting possession claims not to give any opportunity for the opposition to raise a defence. I issued proceedings recently for a client using the accelerated procedure. The notice had been personally served by the clients managing agent by leaving it at the property, so I put in the…