With the country’s housing crisis innovative options are emerging for increasing the supply of housing. At first glance acquiring a historic long lease of a property which restricts the property’s use to commercial use only, may appear to...
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Leasehold houses have received a lot of negative attention in the news recently and we are exploring the reasons why. Traditionally, things seemed quite clear cut; houses were normally sold with freehold titles, flats with leasehold titles. So...
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The purchase or sale of a business is likely to be one of the most complex transactions which the shareholders in a company, or owners of an unincorporated business, are likely to be involved in. The level of complexity will vary from one business...
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On 1st June 2019 the new Tenant Fees Act 2019 came into force. There are now fees which landlords and agents may once have charged to the tenant, which can no longer be claimed. The new Act applies to ASTs entered into on or after 1st June 2019 but...
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There are a number of occasions when you may wish to grant rights or be granted rights over property. For example, when selling part of your land, you may wish to retain a right of way over that land for access purposes or you may be willing to...
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The possible impact of Brexit on leases Brexit seems to be all we hear about these days, no matter what field you work in. There is still so much uncertainty but certain topics have already been brought before the courts. One question that has...
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London & Ilford Ltd v Sovereign Property Holdings Ltd EWCA Civ 1618 The above mentioned case, decided in October 2018, highlighted the importance of seeking specialist advice when drafting overage agreements. The judgement related to an...
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Have you checked the number of years left on your Lease? Do you own a flat that you either reside in or rent out? You may have owned your flat for some considerable time and not given much thought to the unexpired term of the lease, or perhaps...
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Barrow & another v Kazim & others (2018) EWCA Civ 2414 This case highlighted the importance of checking who can be validly served a section 21 notice in accordance with the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988) in relation to an assured shorthold...
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The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/962) (“MEES Regulations”) were introduced with the intention to improve the energy efficiency of privately rented properties. MEES Regulations...
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