Posted By: Property on 10th August 2021
Many businesses have premises that they operate from, for example, coffee shops, retail shops, and warehouses. The lease is the document which records the agreement between the Landlord and the Tenant. A lot can go wrong, if you don’t know what...
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Posted By: Property on 9th August 2021
What is Ground Rent? In order to enforce the terms of a Lease, a Ground Rent must be set. This is generally in the form of a Tenant paying an ongoing sum of money to the Freeholder on an annual basis. This is because a Leasehold title (i.e....
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Posted By: Property on 22nd July 2021
Overage Agreements – a popular, but potentially risky route for a seller to try to secure a share in any future uplift in the value of the land that they are selling. To explain, an Overage Agreement is an agreement between a buyer and seller,...
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Posted By: Property on 20th July 2021
As the demand for housing continues to rise year on year, many landowners are looking at the possibility of selling their land to developers. Given the flexibility of such agreements, Option Agreements are becoming an increasingly popular choice for...
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Posted By: Property on 15th July 2021
It is well-documented that house prices have increased and the recent end to the Stamp Duty Land Tax break has meant the property industry has been in overdrive over the past few months. There are still looking to take perhaps their first step into...
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Posted By: Property on 22nd June 2021
When agreeing on a commercial lease it's important you know exactly what you're doing. With these top 5 tips, you'll be better prepared to take on a new lease. Term How long do you want the lease to be? Most leases offered on the market...
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Posted By: Property on 17th June 2021
Background Unless the Landlord and Tenant agree that the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 won’t apply to a new lease, a Tenant has a statutory right to renew its lease at the end of the term. If it is agreed that the 1954 Act won’t apply to a...
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Posted By: Property on 22nd December 2020
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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Posted By: Property on 27th April 2020
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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