Real Estate & Property Law

Tenancy and occupation through employment
Wragg & Ors v Surrey County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 19 is an appeal on the refusal of some Right to Buy applications, but the main issue is when a tenancy falls under Schedule 1, para 2(1) Housing Act 1985, which provides: “? a tenancy is not a secure tenancy if the tenant is an employee [...

Finding happiness in your marriage: You do the math!
The Telegraph quantifies the secret to a happy marriage: 4 hugs a day 7 evenings in together each month 2 dinner dates a month 2 romantic walks a month 1 visit to a pub or cinema without children or friends 1 evening away from each other a month flowers or a gift for the wife once a month John Bingham writes (excerpt): The secret [...

T-Mobile Introduces Month To Month Contracts
About effing time!T-Mobile Introduces Month To Month Contracts | Consumerist

Two months rent in advance is not the same as a damage deposit
When I wrote about tenancy deposit protection avoidance earlier this year, I did not mention one other option which I understand is being taken up by many landlords ? that of taking no deposit, but two months rent in advance instead of one month...

Baby Becca: Month 1
Dear Becca, On Friday, you turned one month old! I can?t believe I?m writing a letter like this. I?ve read them on Dooce for years, and on Magic Cookie since K was born. This month we welcomed you into the...

The Audacity of Desperation
It started out like a normal, court referred medation.  A tenant on a month-to-month lease moved out of the property without proper notice, and owing at least one month’s back rent...

Folding Soccer Goals Recalled
20-Month Old Child Found Strangled to Death

Richard Mellon Scaife
Billionaire divorce lawsuit ends in a $725,000 a month settlement.

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

SunTrust HELOC Loan Termination
SunTrust HELOC allegedly violated clients contracts by decreasing, freezing, or terminating HELOC loans.