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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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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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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