Mark Blake

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  • Acquiring a property title by adverse possession
    Posted on October 2, 2020
    While the Government consults on its ideas for speeding up and simplifying the planning system, now could be a good time to sort out any problems with land in your commercial property portfolio, so that you are ready to go if a great opportunity comes along.
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  • Resolving a dispute with your landlord about their failure to carry out repairs
    Posted on December 16, 2019
    If you are one of the 4.5 million people who currently rent their home from a private landlord then it is likely that at some point you will have to ask them to carry out repairs. In most cases this will cause no difficulty, but there are some landlords who are not very responsive and a small number who react badly and either refuse or even try to evict you.
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  • When a promise of land or property is not honoured in a Will
    Posted on November 29, 2019
    If you have put your life plans on hold to help out a family member who has promised to leave you land or property in their will by way of reward, you will understandably feel aggrieved where they fail to make good on this.
    
    Whether there is anything you can do about it depends on the circumstances and in particular whether the facts of your case entitle you to ask the court to enforce the terms of the promise.
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