| PWA 1996: line of junction notice (new wall wholly on own land) A line of junction notice (for a new wall wholly on the building owner's own land) in letter form from a building owner to an adjoining owner, given under section 1 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996). This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| Section 5C offer notice This standard document is a notice under section 5C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) offering the tenants the right of first refusal when the landlord intends to grant an option or a right of pre-emption. |
| PWA 1996: three or six metres notice: adjoining owner responds negatively An adjoining owner's negative response in letter form to a notice of adjacent excavations (three or six metres from the boundary), given under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996). This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| Section 27 notice: tenant's notice to terminate A tenant of a business lease has a statutory right to a lease renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954). If the tenant does not want the tenancy to continue, it can serve a notice on the landlord under section 27(1) of the LTA 1954. If the tenancy is already continuing under section 24 of the LTA 1954, the tenant can serve a notice to bring the tenancy to an end under section 27(2) of the LTA 1954. There is no prescribed form of section 27 notice. |
| Section 5B offer notice This standard document is a notice under section 5B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) offering the tenants the right of first refusal when the landlord intends to dispose of an interest in land by way of a sale at a public auction. An offer notice under section 5B of the LTA 1987 must be served not less than four months or more than six months before the auction date. |
| Section 5A offer notice This standard document is a notice under section 5A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) offering the tenants the right of first refusal when the landlord intends to enter into a contract to create or transfer an interest in land. |
| Advice to an employee on using the fast track system to enforce an employment tribunal award Advice to an employee client on how to enforce an unpaid employment tribunal award using the Acas and employment tribunal fast track system in the civil courts. |
| Application for interim rent under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 This is an example interim rent application in a claim for a lease renewal or termination of a lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. It is written on the basis that court proceedings for a lease renewal have not begun, or have already ended. In these circumstances, the application for interim rent must be made using the Part 8 procedure and Claim Form N208 (Practice Direction (PD) 56.3.19). The application for interim rent should be set out in the details of claim section in the claim form. |
| PWA 1996: three or six metres notice: adjoining owner responds positively An adjoining owner's positive response to a notice of adjacent excavations (three or six metres from the boundary) given under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996). This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| PWA 1996: party structure notice: adjoining owner responds negatively An adjoining owner's negative response in letter form to a party structure notice from a building owner, given under section 3 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), and relating to section 2 works. This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| LRA 1967: Tenant's notice that it will not proceed with the enfranchisement claim This standard document is a notice by the tenant exercising its right to withdraw from the purchase of the freehold after ascertaining the price under section 9(3) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| Notice of forfeiture This is an example of a notice of forfeiture to be used when a landlord forfeits a lease by peaceable re-entry. A notice should be attached to the premises after a landlord has effected peaceable re-entry. The notice should be in a place where it will be visible, such as the door or the window. |
| PWA 1996: three or six metres notice (adjacent excavations) A notice of adjacent excavations (three or six metres from the boundary) in letter form from a building owner to an adjoining owner, given under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996). This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| LRA 1967: Statutory declaration by tenant as evidence of its right to enfranchise This standard document is a statutory declaration by the tenant about its occupancy of the house and premises as evidence of the tenant's right to enfranchise under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). The landlord has a right to request a statutory declaration from the tenant if the tenancy is a business tenancy or the tenant of a flat forming part of the premises, is a qualifying tenant for the purposes of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993). |
| Section 5D offer notice This standard document is a notice under section 5D of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) offering the tenants the right of first refusal when the landlord intends to dispose of an interest in land that is not preceded by a contract option or right of pre-emption. |
| Notice for extension of time before sale of goods seized by distress This standard document is a notice under section 6 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act 1888, from a tenant to a landlord or bailiff, requesting an extension of the period for the sale of goods that have been seized by a landlord who has levied distress. Upon receipt of the request, a landlord cannot sell the goods until the extended period has expired. The notice should be served in duplicate and the recipient asked to sign and return the duplicate as acknowledgment of receipt. The Word version of this document includes a duplicate copy with this provision. |
| PWA 1996: party structure notice A party structure notice in letter form from a building owner to an adjoining owner, given under section 3 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996) and relating to section 2 works. This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| LRA 1967: Landlord's notice in reply to tenant's notice of claim for right to enfranchise This standard document is a landlord's counter-notice to a tenant's notice of claim to acquire the freehold or an extended lease under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). This standard document follows the prescribed wording of a landlord's reply under the Leasehold Reform (Notices) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/3209). The notice must be served in this form, or substantially the same form, including the notes in the Annex. As this document has been drafted in the prescribed format no Firmsyle is available. This standard document must be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. |
| Letter extending the statutory time limit to make an application under the LTA 1954 This is an example of a letter recording agreement between the landlord and tenant that the statutory deadline for making an application to the court for a new lease, or for the termination of a lease, has been extended under section 29B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. |
| Declaration of ownership of goods seized by distress This standard document is a declaration under section 1 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act 1908 to be made by a third party (not the tenant) whose goods have been seized by a landlord who has levied distress against its tenant. This standard document declares that the tenant has no right of possession or beneficial interest in the goods and that ownership rests with the person making the declaration. The landlord must return the goods to the third party upon receipt of the declaration. |
| LRA 1967: Landlord's notice to complete This standard document is a landlord's notice to complete in relation to a lease extension or an enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| N325: Request for warrant of possession of land Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Landlord's acknowledgment of service of a tenant's claim for an unopposed lease renewal This is an example reply by a defendant landlord to a claim by a tenant for an unopposed lease renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954). The Part 8 procedure (as amended by Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 56) must be used in an unopposed lease renewal claim. The reply must be set out in an acknowledgment of service using Form 210 (Practice Direction 56.3.10(1)). There is no need to serve a separate defence. |
| Bribery Act 2010: sample statement of ethics A sample statement of ethics (or anti-corruption statement), aimed at fulfilling aspects of the Ministry of Justice's guidance for commercial organisations on adequate procedures to prevent bribery, particularly demonstrating top level commitment. This standard document accompanies Practice note, Bribery Act 2010: using a statement of ethics effectively. |
| Response to letter before claim: judicial review A response to a letter before claim (with integrated drafting notes) to be used by a defendant in judicial review. |
| PWA 1996: line of junction notice (new wall wholly on own land): adjoining owner response An adjoining owner's response to a building owner's line of junction notice (for a new wall wholly on the building owner's own land) in letter form, given under section 1 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996). The letter caters for the adjoining owner to consent or dissent. This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet)(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| Compound interest calculator This spreadsheet is designed to help you calculate compound interest on a claim and is viewable in Excel. |
| Letter before claim: common law private nuisance This example letter before claim is for use as a starting point by the solicitors of a prospective claimant who has a claim in common law private nuisance that is disputed by the prospective defendant, where none of the specific pre-action protocols or other formal pre-action procedure applies. The letter requests the prospective defendant to abate a continuing nuisance and seeks damages for the nuisance. The letter before claim must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances. It should be read in conjunction with its integrated drafting notes and Practice note, Common law nuisance. |
| LRA 1967: Tenant's notice of default This standard document is a tenant's notice of default. The tenant can serve this notice on the landlord if the landlord fails to comply with any of its obligations under the Leashold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| LRA 1967: Tenant's notice of claim to acquire the freehold or an extended lease This standard document is a tenant's notice of claim to acquire the freehold or an extended lease under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). This standard document follows the prescribed wording for a tenant's notice of claim under the Leasehold Reform (Notices) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1715). The notice must be served in this form, or in substantially the same form, including the notes in the Annex. As this document has been drafted in the prescribed format no Firmsyle is available. This standard document must be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. |
| Minutes of a local authority authorisation to appear in legal proceedings Minutes authorising a non legally qualified local authority employee to appear in legal proceedings on the local authority's behalf. |
| LRA 1967: Landlord's notice of default This standard document is a landlord's notice of default. The landlord can serve this notice on the tenant if the tenant fails to comply with any of its obligations under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| Anti-corruption and bribery policy An anti-corruption and bribery policy, designed to give workers guidance on countering bribery and corruption and to assist employers in complying with the Bribery Act 2010. |
| PWA 1996: line of junction notice (new wall astride the boundary): adjoining owner response An adjoining owner's response to a building owner's line of junction notice (for a new wall astride the boundary) in letter form, given under section 1 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996). The letter caters for the adjoining owner to consent or dissent. This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| Letter before action: winding up petition An example letter before action (or letter before claim) to send to a debtor company threatening to present a winding up petition if the debt is not paid. This letter may be used as an alternative to a statutory demand under section 123(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986. |
| LRA 1967: Tenant's notice that it wishes to deal directly with the other landlord This standard document is a notice that a tenant wishes to deal with the other landlord (not the reversioner) directly under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| LRA 1967: Tenant's notice of request for details of rights of way and restrictive covenants required by landlord This standard document is a notice by the tenant requiring the landlord to set out its particulars of rights of way and restrictive covenants required by the landlord over land to be enfranchised under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). The landlord can serve a similar request on the tenant. |
| Counter notice admitting liability to maintain a highway under section 56(4) of the Highways Act 1980 A counter notice from a highway authority admitting liability to maintain a highway under section 56(4) of the Highways Act 1980. |
| LRA 1967: Notice that Landlord other than the reversioner to deal with Tenant direct This standard document is a notice by a landlord who is not the reversioner who wishes to deal with the tenant directly under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| LRA 1967: Tenant's notice to complete This standard document is a tenant's notice to complete to be served on the landlord in relation to a lease extension or enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| LRA 1967: Landlord's request for deduction of title and particulars of occupation This standard document is a notice by the landlord requiring the tenant to deduce title to the lease and set out details of its occupation as evidence of the tenant's right to enfranchise under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). The landlord only has a right to request particulars of the tenant's occupation if the tenancy is a business tenancy or if the tenant of a flat forming part of the premises, is a qualifying tenant for the purposes of the Leashold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993). |
| LRA 1967: Agreement to assign the benefit of a notice of claim already served This standard document provides an example of the wording that should be used to assign the benefit of a notice of claim to enfranchise under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |
| Tenant's acknowledgment of service of a landlord's claim for an unopposed lease renewal This is an example reply by a defendant tenant to a claim by a landlord for an unopposed lease renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954). The Part 8 procedure (as amended by Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 56) must be used in an unopposed lease renewal claim. The reply must be set out in an acknowledgment of service using Form 210 (Practice Direction (PD) 56.3.11(1)). There is no need to serve a separate defence. |
| LRA 1967: Landlord's notice of request for details of rights of way and restrictive covenants required by tenant This standard document is a notice by the landlord requiring the tenant to confirm the rights of way and restrictive covenants required by the tenant in its acquiistion of the freehold under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. The tenant can serve a similar request on the landlord (LRA 1967). |
| PWA 1996: party structure notice: adjoining owner responds positively An adjoining owner's positive response in letter form to a party structure notice from a building owner, given under section 3 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), and relating to section 2 works. This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| Letter of instruction to a bailiff This document is a sample letter of instruction to a bailiff to levy distress on behalf of a landlord. |
| Acknowledgment of appointment by administrative receivers A form of letter for use by insolvency practitioners to acknowledge their appointment as administrative receivers of a company. This standard document contains integrated drafting notes. |
| Judicial review: defendant's summary grounds of resistance A standard document summary of grounds for a defendant to challenge a claim for permission to apply for judicial review. The document can be annexed to the defendant's acknowledgment of service (Form N462), if there is insufficient space on the form. The document is a guide only, and must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances of the claim form that has been served on the defendant. It should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes and Practice note, A practical guide to judicial review. |
| PWA 1996: line of junction notice (new wall astride the boundary) A line of junction notice (for a new wall astride the boundary) in letter form from a building owner to an adjoining owner, given under section 1 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996). This letter is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence from the example letters in the Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) explanatory booklet on the PWA 1996 (DCLG's explanatory booklet) (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/35796/party_wall_guide-new-p35.pdf). It has integrated drafting notes prepared by PLC Construction. |
| LRA 1967: Reversioner's notice of request to tenant to double time limit This standard document is a notice by the reversioner requiring the tenant to extend the time limit to comply with its notice under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). |