Nuisance & Property Transactions - The Key Issues for Conveyancers

Introduction

The responsibilities on the shoulders of conveyancers are increasing all the time. Nuisance both as a legal notion in its own right or as an appropriate description of part of your daily tasks is central to property transactions.

This can include restrictive covenants (and their breach) as well as easements (and interference with them), planning and rights to light.

Then there is the additional potential nuisance in the workplace and from your clients. Awareness of appropriate enquiries and dealing effectively with your client may avoid later problems.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will include the following:

• The nuisance of ‘overlooking’ - Fearn and others (Appellants) v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery (Respondent)
• Nuisance in the office - clients and other staff members
• Japanese Knotweed - liability and compensation
• Landlord and tenant - ‘quiet enjoyment’
• Noise - Peires v Bickerton Aerodromes Ltd
• Interaction between nuisance and planning permission
• What can constitute a breach of a covenant against ‘nuisance and annoyance’?
• Neighbour’s works and interference with TV signal as a nuisance
• Animals, physical condition, and waste accumulation
• Easements - when can interference with an easement constitute nuisance and how might the courts assess this in monetary terms?
• Does the Human Rights Act have any application to nuisance?
• Examples of use of land that has constituted actionable nuisance
• Trees
• Nuisance in the context of rights to light - leading cases
• The Supreme Court decision in Coventry v Lawrence

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.