• Sectors we work in banner(2)

    Quick Reads

All Real Estate Disputes lawyers want for Christmas is...

min read

… an air fryer? 

With Christmas fast approaching, the Real Estate Disputes team at Charles Russell Speechlys have put their requests to Father Christmas (although many requests are perhaps better addressed to Parliament rather than Lapland?!)

Rights of light specialist, James Souter wants your light to have fewer rights, whilst Hope Barton wants a shortening of the seemingly ever-widening registration gap.  Bella Stuart-Bourne would like to keep a pet in her rented home (with her landlord's consent!), whereas Natalie Deuchar would like a break from break notices. 

Laura Bushaway would like Parliament to think very carefully before reforming the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, which broadly works, whereas Rachel Morrish wants to roast the Renters Reform Bill as a complete turkey.  

Both of us would rather Parliament focuses its attention on reforming the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 to address some of the unintended consequences that have arisen out of the good intention of giving leaseholders a right of first refusal over disposals affecting their buildings. 

Finally, all Christopher Gothard wants for Christmas is for the County Court at Central London to change its hold music… 

We wish everyone an enjoyable and restful festive season!  (And may some of our wishes come true in 2024…)

Our thinking

  • Judgement Under Pressure: The General Counsel and In-House Counsel Role in the Built Environment

    Events

    min read
  • What Do Landlords Need to Know About the New ‘Register Your Rental Property’ Service?

    Lauren Fraser

    Insights

    min read
  • Surveyors' Refresher Seminar

    Hope Barton

    Events

    min read
  • Balancing repair against quiet enjoyment

    Sylwia Barchus

    Insights

    min read
  • Georgina Muskett and Sylwia Barchus examine the strategic use of settlement offers in property disputes, writing in Solicitors Journal

    Georgina Muskett

    In the Press

    min read
  • Laura Bushaway and Helena Cullwick write in Solicitors Journal about preparing for the private rented sector database

    Laura Bushaway

    In the Press

    min read
  • Qatar launches "Companies House" to streamline business registration across economic zones

    Ahmad Anani

    Quick Reads

    min read
  • Sylwia Barchus contributes to an Estates Gazette legal Q&A about recovering a freehold

    Sylwia Barchus

    In the Press

    min read
  • Building Safety Update Seminar

    David Savage

    Events

    min read
  • Lauren Fraser comments in New Law Journal on a Supreme Court decision regarding Right to Manage claims

    Lauren Fraser

    In the Press

    min read
  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises long-standing client BioMed Realty on Jagex's move to Granta Park

    Amy Shuttleworth

    News

    min read
  • Property Patter: Service Charges – What is the current state of play?

    Georgina Muskett

    Podcasts

  • Niamh Tenison contributes to an Estates Gazette legal Q&A on limitation periods and incorrect court fees

    Niamh Tenison

    In the Press

    min read
  • Qatar’s New Preliminary Registration Framework: A Transformative Step for the Off-Plan Market

    Ahmad Anani

    Insights

    min read
  • Infrastructure Projects - Take care when accessing land under statutory powers

    Kevin Gibbs

    Insights

    min read
  • Why the UK-India Trade Deal Matters for Private Capital

    Kim Lalli

    Quick Reads

    min read
  • Summer 2026 Update: Where are we are on the Government’s roadmap to Commonhold?

    Laura Bushaway

    Quick Reads

    min read
  • Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024: New consultations on valuation and legal costs of enfranchisement and lease extension claims

    Laura Bushaway

    Quick Reads

    min read
  • Leasehold Reform; Government responds to consultation on service charge regulation

    Laura Bushaway

    Quick Reads

    min read
  • Charles Russell Speechlys named a ‘Firm to Watch’ by India Business Law Journal

    News

    min read
Back to top