Tessa Shepperson looks at tenancy agreements. Oral tenancies Many people do not realise that it is not actually necessary to have a written document in order to create a tenancy. You can create a perfectly valid ‘oral tenancy’ just by giving someone the key to your property, allowing them to live there and charging rent….
Why neighbour disputes should be avoided When you venture out into your garden this Springtime, please try to be on good terms with your neighbours. I read about a boundary dispute in Lincolnshire last year. Describing it as “another expensive boundary dispute”, Lord Justice Ward told the Appeal Court: “Each of the parties have spent…
