Category: Property Law

Although we are told that section 21 will be banned by the end of the year, we may as well be clear about the rules before then.  And people are often muddled about when the notice can be served. Section 21, you will remember, is the section of the Housing Act 1988 which provides a no-fault […]

In response to the June 2021 Champlain Towers collapse in Florida, New Jersey supplemented its State Uniform Construction Code Act by enacting legislation (effective January 8, 2024) to strengthen laws related to the structural integrity of certain residential structures in the State. The legislation applies to condominiums and cooperatives (but not single-family dwellings or primarily […]

You have worked hard for years to save up enough money to buy your dream home. You find a property that meets all your requirements; it is a beautiful home, set in a bucolic neighbourhood, close to your family and friends, you think it is safe, secure, and it has not presented any obvious defects. […]

Is there any downside to departments of insurance making independent and public adjusting firms subject to market conduct studies? While market conduct studies, also called market conduct examinations, are common regarding insurance companies, why shouldn’t there be regular market conduct studies of the adjusting organizations? From the policyholder’s perspective, I would hope that it would […]

Numerous various housing information hitting the headlines this week, let’s see what we discovered. Main rethink of EPC’s known as for The Constructing Analysis Institution has issued a brand new report ‘Enabling the Residence Vitality Transition’ that has known as for a for rethink of power efficiency certificates. This comes on the similar time that […]

It is a query to the weblog clinic from Jonathan (not his actual identify), who’s a landlord in England. I’m a landlord and want to serve a piece 21 discover nonetheless I didn’t give the tenant’s a gasoline security certificates earlier than transferring in. My understanding from a previous county court docket case is that […]

Nationwide Flood Insurance coverage claims are solely regulated by federal legal guidelines and federal frequent regulation. State guidelines don’t apply. Policyholders and public adjusters have to be additional cautious and make sure claims are offered to the letter of the regulation, as famous in Policyholders and Not Their Attorneys Have to Signal Flood Proof of Loss […]