Articles by ‘Dan Dodman’

A recent High Court decision has emphasised two important principles when buying a property: only exchange contracts when you are confident you will have the funds and are ready to complete, and always obtain a survey before you exchange. It is the buyer who stands to lose out by not taking these fundamental steps.

Landlords have been obliged to protect tenants’ deposits since 2007, but not many will realise that failure to do so can affect their right to evict tenants under Section 21 of the Housing Act. A recent case has resulted in this being used against tenancies started before new legislation came into play. Marianne Johns from our Property Disputes team discusses.

When a tenant hasn’t paid their rent, you need to think about whether you want to keep your tenant and simply recover the debt to improve your cash flow, or whether you feel that the tenant is too unreliable and the time has come for them to go.

Marianne Johns discusses a case of a squatter-turned-owner, and how in law two wrongs can make a right.