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Commercial Business Lease Rent Payments, Enforcement and COVID-19

Posted by the Property team on 2nd April 2020

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...

Important issues to consider when granting land rights

Posted by the Property team on 16th April 2019

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...

Overage payment trigger v Implementable development consent

Posted by the Property team on 12th March 2019

two people sat on opposite side of the desk negotiating a commercial business contract.

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...

Section 21 Notice who is the entitled to serve sub-tenants with ASTs?

Posted by the Property team on 12th February 2019

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...

Energy Performance Certificates Essentials for Commercial Properties

Posted by the Property team on 7th December 2018

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...

Leasehold Home Ownership: Buying your freehold or extending your lease

Posted by the Property team on 25th September 2018

On Thursday, 20 September 2018, the Law Commission published its long-awaited consultation report on proposed changes to the regimes whereby leaseholders can either purchase their freehold or extend their leases. As the consultation was branded...

How To Negotiate A ‘Full Repairing and Insuring’ Lease

Posted by the Property team on 11th February 2018

Business owners new to the commercial property market can face a baptism of fire if unprepared and unsupported by professional advice. Successful landlords, especially those renting properties in highly desirable areas are usually well-versed in...

Recovering Rent Arrears From A Commercial Tenant

Posted by the Property team on 1st November 2017

Oct - Recovering Rent Arrears From A Tenant

Few things present more of a headache to landlords of a commercial property than recovering rent arrears. The rate of rent may have been set years ago when the economy was more robust. Most landlords have sympathy for tenants who are struggling...

Landlords should take note of fashion faux pas in rent concession side letters

Posted by the Property team on 29th June 2017

In the recent case of Vivienne Westwood Limited v Conduit Street Development Limited EWHC 350 (Ch) the High Court held that a clause in a concessionary rent side letter entered into simultaneously with the lease, allowing for the landlord to...

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Commercial Business Lease Rent Payments, Enforcement and COVID-19

Important issues to consider when granting land rights

Section 21 Notice who is the entitled to serve sub-tenants with ASTs?

Energy Performance Certificates Essentials for Commercial Properties

Leasehold Home Ownership: Buying your freehold or extending your lease

How To Negotiate A ‘Full Repairing and Insuring’ Lease

Recovering Rent Arrears From A Commercial Tenant

Landlords should take note of fashion faux pas in rent concession side letters

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