Alan Riley

Property lawyer, writer and trainer.

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@sportingintel And 8.33% of managers at this World Cup have been sacked by Chelsea.

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

Wonder if there are any restrictive covenants to interpret on this new one too? (Morrells of Oxford Ltd v Oxford United Football Club [2001] Ch 459).

[BBC Oxfordshire @BBCOxford]

After a lengthy meeting with a mixture of views heard, Cherwell District Council has approved the decision for @oufcofficial's proposed new stadium. The final vote was 14 for, 3 abstentions, one against. #oufc

Tap the link to read more: https://t.co/UNL5gHLZCK

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@propertylaw1925 As in: I got a 2:1 inequity.

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

Schedule 31, English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: business tenancies - prohibited terms as to rent. Where did this come from?

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@sportingintel Categorical and inarguable are other ways of saying ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ which is the test placed before a jury.

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

“This is an unusual probate claim in that the deceased says she is very much alive.”
Ashimola & Anor v Samuel & Anor [2025] EWHC 502 (Ch) (10 March 2025) https://t.co/d3xuI8JNiA

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@mtpennycook How about “prompt registration of transfers and leases” as a priority? The slowness of registration is the number one issue you should be prioritising.

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@propertylaw1925 TOLATA? Why the ‘of’ and not the ‘and’?

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

Law Com to publish a consultation paper on 19 November 2024 to ask key questions about possible options to reform Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. https://t.co/HE9ru3CXZO

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@PrivateEyeNews "MD looks at possible tactics for appeal". I thought he was a doctor?

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

Leasehold reform in England and Wales: What’s happening and when? (Published 27 August, 2024): https://t.co/fi775ArmdP

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@nearlylegal A pity, but so very understandable. You tip so many people off to what’s happening. Thanks, and I will look out for you.

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@lawsocgazette Activist?

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@HMLandRegistry Remember the heady days of the early 2000s when forthcoming electronic conveyancing would result in simultaneous completions and registrations…

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@propertylaw1925 That’s mean.

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

@AdamBienkov @nearlylegal The key word would be ‘damage’. Does the action or thing cause damage. A malodorous person is unlikely to cause damage to the environment.

[Philip Rainey KC @Rainey__KC]

Amendments to Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill new today - ban leasehold houses; amends to #BuildingSafetyAct ss124 125 also

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

Just published today - a Law Society Guide to the Building Safety Act 2022: https://t.co/3nrKhX1Fxe

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

Biodiversity Net Gain launch date confirmed as 12 February 2024 https://t.co/pBx2qq2oYv

[Alan Riley @RileyPSL]

Non-payment of a deposit is a repudiatory breach of contract (time being of the essence), including in relation to an option agreement. But maybe not in a tenant's option to purchase a reversion? See IAA Vehicle Services Ltd v HBC Ltd [2024] EWHC 1 (Ch) https://t.co/B9MbT7Rzks