Howard Lederman

Electronic signatures - lease extensions and enfranchisement where are we now?

Howard Lederman discusses the law surrounding HMOs

Rent repayment orders by local authorities – consequences of procedural defects

Civil financial penalties – how much is too much?

Howard Lederman acted for the Claimant landlord in obtaining a declaration from His Honour Judge Alan Johns QC in Central London County Court...

Howard Lederman acted for the Respondent tenant in resisting  an application  by a Manager appointed by a Tribunal under section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987...

Recovery of Legal Costs as a Service Charge – What Has Changed Since Arnold v Britton?

The Supreme Court in Arnold v Britton [2015] A.C. 1619 has ruled that there are no special rules of interpretation which apply to service charge clauses. The old “restrictive” approach to the interpretation of service charge clauses has been criticised. The recovery of a landlord’s legal costs as a service charge remains a troublesome area, where the impact of Arnold v Britton is still being worked out.

Howard Lederman article ‘The purpose of the filter’ published by Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal

Howard Lederman examines Garcha v The Charity Commission [2014], which clarifies when permission to bring charity proceedings under s115 of the Charities Act 2011 will be granted.

Dispensing with the need to consult about service charges – at what cost?

The Supreme Court has changed the law about dispensing with the need for consultation for qualifying works or qualifying long term agreements where tenants of residential dwellings have to pay service charges: Daejan v Benson [2013] UKSC 14. The requirements for consultation in the 2003 Regulations (2003 SI 1987) are complex and lengthy. They vary according to