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[Lawcruncher]

There are three rules to follow when letting property on a commercial tenancy:

1. Instruct a conveyancer
2. Remember Rule 1
3. Do not forget Rule 2

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As I said above, I cannot comment on the repair charges without seeing the relevant clause.

If there is no break provision for the licensee I do not see how you can bring the arrangement to an end early.

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There are a number of questions you can ask to determine if an arrangement is a lease or a licence. In a commercial situation the important question is: Whatever the written agreement says, does the occupant have actual exclusive possession? If the answer is "yes" then there is a lease. So,...

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A right of way may be defined as the right to cross someone's land between two points. That is all. It does not include any of the following: a right to stop and admire the view; a right to use it to exercise your dog; a right for your children to ride back and forth on their bikes; a right to hang...

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Not sure there is a lot I can add to what I said above. As a matter of law, the new lease replaces the old and includes the premises as they are when the new lease is granted.

The situation is a bit tricky because you are effectively arguing that nothing needs to be done. If nothing needs...

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The problem with AD's response if it is intended to be ironic is that it does not come over a ironic, not least because it is the sort of thing we have come to expect him to say....

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I think such an agreement would be void if it does not reflect the true position - and if it reflected the true position it would not be necessary....

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First: If you owe money to the same creditor for more than one thing and send a remittance specifying what it is to applied to, the creditor must apply it as specified; the only exception is if there is a prior agreement to the contrary. So, if the money you sent was expressed to be rent and late payment...

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"Easement" makes more sense, but not a lot as you say you own the forecourt. Why are the council charging you to use it?

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Yes. If the grant is silent, there is no obligation on the user of the right to contribute to repair. However, causing damage beyond normal wear and tear is different....

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So there are 8 garages and you own 7? If so and this charge relates to the freehold, why do the council bill you for 8? I cannot see why you should be having to pay it and collect it from the end owner.

I am still puzzled as to what the council are charging you for. What does their invoice...

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Section 166(6) is pretty clear.

Ignore the debt collection agency. Do not pay any of the charges "under protest". Just send a cheque to the agent for the rent and nothing else. Saying nothing in the letter other than that you enclose a cheque for the rent. If they send the cheque...

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I am not clear here whether you have signed the template provided by the company or scglacy. If it is the company's template which has worked before there should not be a problem. (Not suggesting that scglacy's template does not work!)

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A right of way granted without qualification does not extend to carte blanche use. There are no hard and fast rules, but the basic principle is that the way can be used for purposes which the original parties can be assumed to have reasonably contemplated when the right was granted. So, an unqualified...

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Whilst everyone talks casually about "extending leases", a lease term cannot technically be extended because it is a fixed thing. That means that you cannot "extend" a lease by varying it. That does not though mean that a deed expressed to vary a lease cannot create a new lease if...

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I don't see it says it anywhere....

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That is a new one on me. Where does it say that?...

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I am not clear on what the position is here. You seem to be saying that both you and the person in the US own the freehold of the garage. A wayleave is the right for a utility company to maintain equipment on land. It is not the sort of thing I would expect private individuals to be paying to a local...

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In that case if you wish to proceed with your application I think that post 15 has some sound advice.

You may though wish to bear in mind that, whilst being registered means your title is guaranteed by the state, if you are in adverse possession you still have title to the land which is...

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Just to clarify:

In this case the LR has no records to change as the land is unregistered. When land is unregistered section 17 of the Limitation Act 1980 applies and the title of the ousted owner is extinguished when the period of limitation expires. An application to be registered as...