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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
4 July 2012
Mobile phone masts - have your say
Many of us use mobile telecommunications devices on a regular basis. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, few of us think about the laws that enable us to ring our family and friends and to conduct business from some of the remotest of locations. In fact, making that important Mother’s Day call may depend on an electronic communications operator installing telecommunications equipment on somebody’s land without their consent.
26 June 2012
Landlords and Managing Agents take note - the importance of getting the address right
Section 47 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987 requires a landlord to give his name and address in any written demand to his residential tenants. This requirement covers the payment of all sums due from the tenant such as rent, service charge and insurance.
4 May 2012
Squatting becomes a criminal offence (again)
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012. Tucked away in section 144 is a new criminal offence of squatting in a residential building. The arrestable offence is punishable by up to a year in prison or by a fine of up to £5000.
27 April 2012
M&E issues in dilapidations claims
Kingsley Napley recently hosted the RICS Dilapidations Forum. I spoke together with Simon Green, an M&E engineer of Green Building Design Consultants Limited, on the tricky topic of M&E issues in dilapidations cases.
30 March 2012
Short lets during the 2012 London Olympic Games – beware of the minefield
The 2012 London Olympics are only a few months away, but letting agents continue their push for Olympic lets. They are anticipating a lot of last minute interest from visitors who are unable to find hotel accommodation. In addition, there is an increasing amount of publicity by companies promoting year-round “home from home” holiday lets.
Renting out your home, either with you moving out completely or simply letting out a room or two in your house to a lodger, is described as “recession-busting” both for holiday makers who have to pay significantly less than if they were to stay in a hotel, and for homeowners who are able to top-up their income by putting their home to use.