Articles

With key parts of the Renters’ Rights Act taking effect from 1 May 2026, change is on the horizon for the residential lettings landscape. In this article, Ashpen Rajah sets out three critical deadlines landlords and letting agents cannot afford to miss and highlights some potential hotspots for future litigation.

• Ashpen Rajah

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month: recovery of possession from trespassers, paper title and adverse possession, and s.36 Administration of Justice Act 1970.

• Fern Schofield

The final article in our series commemorating the centenary of the passage of the Law of Property Act 1925 is written by Caroline Shea KC and Fern Schofield.

• Caroline Shea KC
• Fern Schofield

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month: waiver by election; when a claim form is ‘issued’; and the doctrine of deemed fulfilment.

• Stephanie Tozer KC
• Fern Schofield

The twelfth article in our series of monthly articles commemorating the centenary of the passage of the Law of Property Act 1925 is written by Jonathan Karas KC and Jamie Sutherland.

• Jonathan Karas KC
• Jamie Sutherland