An important decision has emerged from the Court of Appeal case of Edwards v Kumarasamy which will have an impact on many landlords and the way they manage their properties.
A landlord can now be sued for disrepair to areas that serve his or her property irrespective of ownership. This may be a private drive serving a property over which the landlord has a right of access or common areas of a block of flats.
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