The Landlord & Tenant Act 1987 - An Update on Residential Tenants’ Rights

Introduction

Owning a block of flats or a mixed commercial/residential building is made harder by the existence of residential tenants’ pre-emption rights under the ‘ill drafted, complicated and confused’ 1987 Act.

A proposed disposal may first have to be offered to the residential tenants - even before binding terms have been agreed with a 3rd party - and failing to make that offer is a criminal offence for the owner and gives the flat owners rights against the 3rd party.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Recognising a proposed ‘disposal’ & the problem with commercial leases: Dartmouth Court
• What is a building and why is it important? FSV Freeholders v SGL
• What are the ‘principal terms’ the notice must contain? S Franses v Block 6 Ashley Gardens
• Rights against the purchaser: Green v Westleigh Properties Limited; Maloney v Gosal

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 3rd December 2025

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