Developers- do you still charge ground rents in your residential leases? As part of the Government’s planned legislative programme for 2021/22, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill was introduced last month into the House of Lords. What...
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Earlier this year, we wrote a blog detailing the temporary moratorium on evictions introduced by section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 in our blog Government moves to provide commercial tenants with further protection. This month, it was...
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Our article “Commercial Business Lease Rent Payment, Enforcement and COVID-19”, published earlier this month, considers the protection afforded to commercial tenants by the temporary moratorium on evictions introduced by section 82 of the...
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As the nation continues to adapt to the 'new' way of life as restrictions continue as a result of COVID-19, landlords and tenants alike are all looking for guidance when it comes to repairs and maintenance. The government has published guidelines...
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If you are a Tenant, and you have come to the difficult conclusion that it is no longer viable to continue your Lease (even if you can renegotiate the rental payments), then you may want to consider what “exit” options you have. We have set...
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The potential effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic both direct and indirect on businesses and private individuals are numerous; with the impact ranging from mere inconveniences to long-lasting and disastrous. At Bennett Griffin LLP we...
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As the famous idiom goes “better the devil you know” – we have considered various ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic could impact a commercial property transaction. Prior to exchange of contracts, parties may experience the following...
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Leases commonly include an obligation on the Landlord (or the Tenant, if the whole of a property is leased) to insure against named “Insured Risks” connected to damage and destruction of the Property which in turn can trigger: Rent...
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It is not surprising, that many Tenants will be reaching out to their Landlords for a good faith arrangement whereby rent is either temporarily reduced or suspended to tide them over during this uncertain time. A Landlord is not obliged to accept...
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From 1 April 2020, the requirement for landlords of new lettings to have an EPC rating of E and above also now applies to landlords who continue to let a property wherever a lease was granted (all residential tenancies that are assured, including...
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