This paper explains how empirical enquiry of the kind unburdened by the pursuit of a particular hypothesis or strict adherence to scientific methods, has much to offer in terms of developing our understanding of law and, in particular, the traditionally doctrinal field of property law, providing...

This paper explores the extent to which the processes involved in dispossessing a person of their home allow, or require, consideration of what is described as "the personal home story" before the decision to evict the person is made. It concludes that the present law gives little formal account...

It is important for climate change mitigation and to address fuel poverty that multi-owned properties (MoPs) containing flats are refurbished with energy and carbon saving technologies (‘energy upgrades'). This article explains how the ownership and management (‘governance') arrangements of...

This article considers the question of whether a landowner should be responsible for nuisance behaviour which is committed by other people from his land. Recent years have seen a number of cases being brought, particularly against local authority landlords, as victims of nuisance try to get...

This reports on empirical research into the processes involved in repossession of homes from owners and tenants, with a particular focus on how information about the occupier's non-financial circumstances become known to decision-makers. The research involved: interviewing elite actors,...

Reducing energy use in tenanted commercial property requires greater understanding of 'buildings as communities.' Tenanted commercial properties represent: (1) the divergent communities that share specific buildings and (2) the organisational communities represented by multi-site landlord and...

This paper explores the potential impact that the introduction of the UK’s CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will have on a) energy use in the tenanted commercial built environment and b) the idea of the net lease

In this chapter we analyze the legal routes used to deliver Low Cost Home Ownership in England where there is some element of public subsidy involved. In order to evaluate the various products used for LCHO (right to buy, part-ownership, co-operative housing models), this chapter: a) Explains...