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For all commercial businesses one of their main liabilities will relate to the properties that they occupy for the purposes of their business; whether owned outright or occupied under a lease.

ODPM Circular 05/2005 on Planning Obligations was published on 18 July 2005 replacing Circular 1/97. This circular makes modest changes to the previous guidance, aiming to clarify the basis on which planning obligations should be assessed for their acceptability in policy terms and give further guidance on the process of securing obligations.

As many will already be aware, the Building Safety Act 2022 (‘the Act') is to be fully implemented by October 2023. This means that all building owners must have their safety regimes in place by this time.

Landlords of multi-let buildings with communal heating or cooling systems have new obligations in relation to billing, metering and reporting of heating costs.

Residential landlords of properties in Wales need to be aware of the extra regulatory burden that applies to them and particularly because breach could be a criminal offence.

Last week, the Housing Ombudsman, which deals with complaints regarding social housing landlords, published the outcome of its special investigation into a large social housing landlord.

The Scots Law Commission is considering the 1949 Act, with a view to repeal.

Although it's fairly uncommon, individuals or businesses sometimes choose to own commercial property as tenants in common, with no survivorship rights.

As has been widely publicised, the temporary halt to proceedings on evicting tenants in England is due to expire over the coming weekend and, until very recently...

For clients who have commercial property portfolios, as the dust has settled on last year's budget, now is the time to consider whether the changes to Business Rates...

Sushila Pindoria, senior associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that quarterly rental payments by tenants, especially those in the retail sector, are fast becoming a thing of the past as more tenants demand to pay monthly.

Welcome to the Summer 2016 edition of the Real Estate Bulletin.

Forfeiture is always spoken about in reference to the termination of leases.

Landlords who oppose the grant of a new lease on the basis of an intention to redevelop must not neglect to consider the effect of the redevelopment on third parties, and the potential impact on its ability to commence works...

Landlords who oppose the grant of a new lease on the basis of an intention to redevelop must not neglect to consider the effect of the redevelopment on third parties

The formal consultation on the Westminster City Plan 2019 – 2040 is now open.

An index clause, also known as a value protection clause, can be found in many commercial leases. An index clause is intended to compensate for changes in value due to inflation...