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'Britain's biggest ever land-grab' Are squatters' rights unfair to property owners? +Clare Dyer examines the case of the £10m windfall The Guardian , Tuesday 9 July 2002 02.05 BST Henwick Manor in the heart of the Berkshire countryside is the sort of property townies drool over in the pages of Country Life. This splendid piece of real estate with its six-bedroom farmhouse and 67 hectares of prime farming land reportedly harboured fugitive Catholic priests in the reign of Elizabeth I. Last week, it became an even more desirable property, when the highest court in the land, the House of Lords, handed its owner, Caroline Graham

Terminating a lease agreement With Harold B Malcolm Wednesday, August 10, 2011 AN inevitable part of business is that owners of property will lease them for the carrying on of various trades, residential purposes and other activities. Equally true is the fact that hardly any other relationship is potentially more contentious than that of landlord and tenant. It is for this reason that a well-prepared lease is so crucial for the protection of both parties and the preservation of harmonious commercial arrangements. However, even in the best circumstances, landlords sometimes have tremendous difficulties with tenants, particularly as it relates to the non-payment of rent. The most obvious question therefore, is how does one remove a non-paying tenant? Given that a lease is a contract, all parties are expected to observe all the covenants (terms), such as the payment of rent. When a tenant fails to honour his obligation, the landlord is e

Laws of eve - Evicting a tenant (Part 1) - Flair - Jamaica Gleaner - Monday | February 14, 2011