Real Estate Bulletin - Summer 2016

Welcome to the Summer 2016 edition of the Real Estate Bulletin.

In this edition of the Real Estate Bulletin we cover a kaleidoscope of recent property cases:

The Courts remain reluctant to interfere in commercial negotiations by placing obligations on proposed joint venture partners acquiring a property when their relationship subsequently breaks down The High Court reminds us of what is necessary for a surrender to take effect by operation of law Another decision on the application of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 in relation to guarantors, this time the High Court considered the validity of an assignment of a lease by a tenant to its guarantor The Court of Appeal departs from the position set out by the Supreme Court in Coventry v Lawrence in relation to a landlord's liability for nuisance committed by a tenant when it comes to nuisance caused by...