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The English Court of Appeal's decision in Khan v D'Aubigny is a must-read for litigators, tackling the perennial issue of valid service...

Tenancy agreements (also known as leases) can be in writing or if for less than three years can also be agreed orally.

Anybody who has ever leased a property in Jersey will have heard the horror stories about unscrupulous landlords who refused to hand back the deposit.

In Bermuda, there is no automatic right for a tenant to renew a lease at the end of the lease period.

The provisions of a lease bind tenants until the end of the lease period. If a tenant wants to leave premises before a lease term expires, there are three options: surrendering, transferring, or subletting.

The objectives of Bermuda’s rent control regime are to provide tenants with security of tenure so that a court order is required to evict a tenant -- and also to prevent landlords from arbitrarily and unfairly increasing a tenant’s rent payments.

Covid-19 has clearly had a huge impact on both landlords and tenants of commercial premises.

A landlord and a tenant generally have opposing objectives when negotiating a new commercial lease.

A home can be gifted to a spouse, or the next generation either during an owner's life, or as an inheritance. Either way has pros and cons, including stamp duty (tax) considerations.