Whether you are a property developer, landlord or business tenant, commercial property is an important investment that can generate attractive returns and help secure the future of your business. Here at Bennett Griffin, we can make sure your...
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Before you take a lease of new premises, it can be easy to not think about what happens when a lease comes to an end. However, tenants need to be thinking about what their repairing liability is under a lease is before they enter into the...
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It is no secret that we love supporting local businesses and enterprises in any way we can - Sussex truly is a superb place to live and work! Which is why it gives us great pleasure to announce that we have been working closely with Sussex County...
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...do you want a reversionary lease, or do you actually want to regear your lease? In these strange and challenging times, many tenants are looking to change the terms of their lease, by, for example, agreeing to an extended lease in return for a...
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What are Building Regulations? The UK Planning Portal defines Building Regulations as being the “minimum standards for design, construction, and alterations to virtually every building”. In practice, Building Regulations control the methods...
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Most flat leases are granted for an initial term of 99 or 125 years. If the lease isn’t renewed at the end of the term, the flat becomes the Landlord’s property again. This means that as the years pass by, the flat becomes less valuable. ...
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Whilst it was reported in the media that there was a ‘ban’ on evictions when the pandemic took hold last March, in terms of Residential Housing Possession, what actually took place was a change in expiry periods when serving a Notice. This...
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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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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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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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