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This new work, a successor to the author's earlier book (co-written with Geoff Gilbert) Landlord and Tenant Law: The Nature of Tenancies (1995), though now the work of a single author and completely up-dated and rewritten, shares the same aim of setting leases in their wider context by weaving together matters of law and policy. The book provides a clear understanding of the main principles of landlord and tenant law in each sector.
The style of this book is distinctive. First of all, it explains the law of landlord and tenant law by showing how the statutory and common law rules have been shaped by wider commercial, social, economic and policy considerations, by the growth in human rights law and by changing concepts of community and justice. The other innovative feature of the book is that the law is explained by reference to the different stages of the relationship; entering a lease, regulating leases, managing leasehold property, and so on.
The stages of the relationship provide the structure for the book. Most landlord and tenant books set out the 'common law' rules in the opening chapters and then deal with the legislative regime for each individual sector later in the book. By instead setting the law in the different stages of the relationship, this book is able to show where the shared issues faced by landlord and tenant receive a common legal response, and where the different context of the leasehold relationship has led to a variety in legal rules.
Landlord and tenant law is now very different from the common law of 100 years ago. In describing the modern law (or laws), the unique style of this book enables the reader to see how the commonalities and the contrasts between the law in the different sectors can be explained by reference to way that leases are differently used and regulated.
Susan Bright is Professor of Land Law, and McGregor Fellow at New College, Oxford.
..a marvellous practitioners book on landlord and tenant law...As one would expect from such a distinguished author, the book is detailed and authoritative...I would unhesitatingly recommend this book to all lawyers who practice in this field.
Tessa Shepperson
Landlord-Law 2008
Professor Bright demonstrates not just a mastery of technical law but also what is described as the context of law...a dizzying array of sources are cited, from cutting-edge empirical work to social theoretical analyses of landlord and tenant, to the Law Commission reform proposals. What is particularly engaging about this work is that, unlike some other texts, the various sources are brought together to provide a coherent set of analyses. It is written with obvious and infectious enthusiasm for the subject...This book is likely to be of use to academics and students but the reviewer would also recommend it to practitioners. Those dealing with the fall-out from McCann, Weaver, Malcolm and the tide of regulatory reviews as well as soft legislation will find much of use and value in the text both by way of background understanding as well as references to important sources (academic and other) which might otherwise have been missed.
David Cowan
Journal of Housing Law
Volume 11, Issue 5, 2008
...an extremely readable and accessible account of landlord and tenant law...the text provides excellent value for money and should be seriously considered by anyone interested in this area of law.
Student Law Journal
16 March 2008
The text is thoroughly up to date and provides an excellent reference book for all aspects of landlord and tenant law and includes some practical hints and tips. Susan Bright has produced a thoroughly comprehensive and extremely detailed textbook, which is clearly aimed at “serious” readers with an interest, both academic and practical, in understanding how landlord and tenant law fits into modern day society.
Peter Barrett
Journal of Property Investment and Finance
Vol 26 issue 5 (2008)
