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Entries Categorized: Property law (19)
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Council Housing
Definition of Council Housing In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council Housing : Residential accommodation provided for renting by local authorities (primarily by district and London borough councils, who, as housing authorities, have a general [...]Fully Mutual Housing Association
Definition of Fully Mutual Housing Association In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Fully Mutual Housing Association : A housing association whose rules restrict membership to people who are tenants or prospective tenants of the association and prevent the [...]Housing
Sheltered housing complex in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Sheltered housing complex in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003:a. two or more dwellings in the same building or b. two or more dwellings on adjacent sites where those dwellings are, in each case, designed [...]Housing Adaptations
Resources See Also Further Reading Housing Adaptations in the Encyclopedia of Britain Housing Adaptations in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Housing Adaptations in the Halsbury's Laws of England Housing Adaptations in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases [...]Housing Benefits
Resources See Also Further Reading Housing Benefits in the Encyclopedia of Britain Housing Benefits in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Housing Benefits in the Halsbury's Laws of England Housing Benefits in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Housing Benefits [...]Housing Standards
Resources See Also Further Reading Housing Standards in the Encyclopedia of Britain Housing Standards in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Housing Standards in the Halsbury's Laws of England Housing Standards in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Housing [...]Housing Supply
Resources See Also Further Reading Housing Supply in the Encyclopedia of Britain Housing Supply in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Housing Supply in the Halsbury's Laws of England Housing Supply in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Housing Supply in the [...]List of Property Legislation
List of English and Wales Property Legislation List of Property Legislation starting with A Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 Accommodation Agencies Act 1953 Accommodation Agencies Act 1953, s. 1 Accomodation Agents Act 1953, s. 1(1) Acquisition of Land Act 1981 [...]Localism Act 2011
From the Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms: This lengthy statute covers issues related to: a “list of asset of community value” (‘community assets’) that must be maintained by a local authority (such as local parks, village shops and public houses that are considered important to [...]Mortgages
Mortgage/Power of Sale The Mortgage (Repossession) Protection of Tenants Act 2010 provides, according to the Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms, protection to a tenant who have been granted a tenancy without the approval of the lender (which is fairly common). Prior to the Act the tenant [...]Perpetuities
Rule against perpetuities Section 5 of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 limits the perpetuity period to 125 years (and no other period) (although a shorter period may be chosen for the placement of property in a trust). Thus, a future interest or right is void if it is clear [...]Private Rented Housing
Resources See Also Further Reading Private Rented Housing in the Encyclopedia of Britain Private Rented Housing in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Private Rented Housing in the Halsbury's Laws of England Private Rented Housing in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and [...]Property Law Milestone Cases
Abbey National Building Society v Cann (BAILII: [1990] UKHL 3 ) [1991] 1 AC 56 189 Adami v Lincoln Grange Management Ltd (BAILII: [1997] EWCA Civ 3018 ) (1997) 30 HLR 982;[1998] 1 EGLR 58 Adler v Blackman (BAILII: [1952] EWCA Civ 1 )[1953] 1 QB 146 AG [...]Ready, Able and Willing
Ready, Able and Willing or Ready, Willing and Able According to the Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms: An expression used to describe a prospective purchaser who is in a position to sign a binding contract; one who is prepared, legally capable and financially able to purchase a property. An [...]Scottish Property Legislation
List of Scottish Property Legislation Legislation about Abolition of Feudal Tenures etc. (Scotland) Act 2000: Abolition of Feudal Tenures etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 Legislation about Abolition of Feudal Tenures etc. (Scotland) Act 2000: Abolition of Feudal Tenures etc. (Scotland) Act [...]Social Rented Housing
Resources See Also Further Reading Social Rented Housing in the Encyclopedia of Britain Social Rented Housing in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Social Rented Housing in the Halsbury's Laws of England Social Rented Housing in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and [...]Supported Housing
Resources See Also Further Reading Supported Housing in the Encyclopedia of Britain Supported Housing in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Supported Housing in the Halsbury's Laws of England Supported Housing in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Supported [...]UK Milestone Cases
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