Landlord and Tenant

When is a “building” not a building?

A recent Court of Appeal decision has given landlords, developers and leaseholders some important guidance on a surprisingly tricky question: What actually counts as a “building” under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987? Why does it matter? Because where a landlord wants to sell a freehold containing multiple blocks of flats, qualifying tenants may have a right of first refusal. And getting the “building” question wrong could have serious consequences. The Court of Appeal’s mes

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