Kevin Lever

KDL Law Incorporate

It is with great pleasure (and some excitement!) that we announce today the incorporation of KDL Law, the trading name of KDL Law Limited. For the past 11 years KDL Law has been the trading name of Kevin Lever, the Principal Solicitor at the firm. However, expansion and opportunity has presented…

New Office Premises for KDL Law

To facilitate the continuing expansion of the firm we are pleased to announced the completion and opening of our new office space in Heathfield. The space, historically a print works and dolls house factory, has been the subject of considerable renovation over the past twelve months and now…

A Sense of Déjà Vu?! Another new ‘How to Rent’ Guide published 09 July 2018

On Monday 09 June 2018, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published yet another update to the ‘How to Rent’ Guide to be given to Assured Shorthold tenants. The new Guide can be accessed here at the gov.uk website. The new Guide corrects the title of the most recently…

Government ‘How to Rent’ Guide updated 26 June 2018

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government) has published a new ‘How to Rent’ Guide with effect from 26 June 2018. The new Guide can be accessed via the following link -…

Enforcement of Possession Orders in the High Court

It is often a source of great frustration for landlords having to wait several weeks if not months for an appointment with the County Court bailiff, particularly as it will have taken several months to get to Court and secure a Possession Order in the first place. This is becoming increasingly…

When will landlord’s insurance premiums be “reasonably incurred”?

Insurance premiums payable by residential leaseholders under the terms of a long lease must, like service charges, be “reasonably incurred” under Section 19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. Leaseholders can challenge insurance premiums which they consider to be unreasonable in amount in the…

Ashford Borough Council ordered to pay over £40,000 for unlawful eviction

Last month we reminded readers of the risks and sanctions for landlords taking possession of premises assumed to be abandoned without following the proper legal channels - see here . This has proved somewhat timely, with news that Ashford Borough Council was hauled across the coals at Canterbury…

Is a further ban on evictions on the cards?

Perhaps not entirely unexpectedly we saw, yesterday (10 September 2020), an announcement from the Government of further delays in the ability to obtain possession of property from tenants. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced yesterday afternoon that County Court…

Can demands and notices be served by email during Covid-19 lockdown?

We are receiving numerous questions from agents along the above lines. Those contacting us are saying that access to their offices is currently restricted and they have no facility (remotely) to undertake the task of printing and sending physical demands to property owners. Accordingly, they are…

Dealing with Sinking and Reserve Funds

The difference between sinking and reserve funds is often an area of confusion, and it is a commonly assumed that their description and purpose is virtually interchangeable. Leases invariably contain references to sinking or reserve funds in one form or another, and knowing the difference is of…

Stay on possession actions extended to 20 September 2020 at last minute

The stay on all existing and new possession actions that has been in place since March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic was due to be lifted yesterday, as we reported earlier this month. However, in what is the epitome of an eleventh hour U-turn by the government, on Saturday 22 August 2020 the…