Details
- Provides a concise and practical guide to the complex area of landlord and tenant law
- Includes the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 and expanded coverage of Tenancy Deposit Schemes, Human Rights Act challenges and disability discrimination
- A comprehensive reference tool for practitioners, including flowcharts and diagrams to help navigation of this complex area of the law
- Easy to use with a clear and accessible page design designed to appeal to students and professionals
New to this edition
- Includes full coverage of all developments since the publication of the fifth edition including notable case law and expanded coverage of Tenancy Deposit Schemes
- New chapter on the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promotes clarity and ease of understanding.
This concise and readable title explains the fundamentals of landlord and tenant law. While the sheer bulk of legislation applying to this area of law can appear intimidating, A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant provides a systematic guide to the principles and practice of land and property law which is ideal for student and practitioner alike. The book covers the basics of landlord and tenant law providing extensive treatment for both the common law and the statutory codes, and explaining and analyzing such diverse areas as leases, tenancy, assignment and subletting, agricultural holdings, business tenancies, and possession proceedings.
The sixth edition has been comprehensively updated to cover all recent developments in landlord and tenant law. It includes coverage of all relevant case law and sets out the various statutory codes applying to both residential and business tenancies, highlighting key points. This edition considers the impact of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 on residential tenancies and also contains increased coverage of Tenancy Deposit Schemes, Human Rights Act challenges and disability discrimination.
Very much a practical guide, this title makes frequent use of examples, checklists, forms and precedents, and is specifically designed to assist the busy professional and student. A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant is an indispensable resource for those working in this field.
Readership: Solicitors and barristers specializing in landlord and tenant law; housing advisors; law students studying landlord and tenant law as an elective on courses such as the LLB, LPC or BVC; academic and reference libraries
- Contents:
- Part 1: The Common Law
- The Client
- 1: The Basis
- 2: The Distinction between a Lease and a License
- 3: Creating a Tenancy
- 4: Introduction to Obligations in Leases
- 5: Implied Obligations
- 6: Express Obligations
- 7: Repair - Contractual Obligations
- 8: Repair - Common Law and Statutory Duties
- 9: Assignment and Subletting - Continuing Obligations
- 10: Termination of Tenancies: An Overview - the Common Law Rules
- 11: Forfeiture
- Part 2: The Statutory Codes
- 12: Introduction to the Statutory Codes
- 13: The Rent Act 1977 -
1. Protected Tenancies - 14: The Rent Act 1977 -
2. Recovery of Possession by the Landlord - 15: The Housing Act 1988 -
1. Assured Tenancies - 16: The Housing Act 1988 -
2. Recovery of Possession by the Landlord - 17: The Housing Act 1985 -
1. Secure Tenancies - 18: The Housing Act 1985 -
2. Recovery of Possession by the Landlord - 19: Protection from Eviction
- 20: Regulation of Residential Premises-
1. The Private Sector - 21: Regulation of Residential Premises-
2. Social Housing - 22: Long Residential Leases at Low Rents
- 23: Management and Service Charges in Long Leases
- 24: Enfranchisement and Leasehold Extension
- 25: Commonhold
- 26: Business Tenancies
- 27: Agricultural Holdings
- 28: Farm Business Tenancies
- 29: Residential Protection of Agricultural Workers
- 30: Your Practice;
Simon Garner, Barrister specializing in landlord and tenant law, and Alexandra Frith, Barrister specializing in landlord and tenant law
"Review from previous edition This book's title delivers what it promises: a practical approach to an area of law that is beset with traps for the unwary. " - New Law Journal
"It will be ideally suited to the busy practitioner who needs a straightforward introduction to the key principles...there are helpful introductions to the key principles of leasehold enfranchisement, commonhold and the right to manage. " - Stephen Murch (4 Paper Buildings), New Law Journal
