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Until now, Energy Performance Certificates, or EPCs, have only been required for residential premises as part of the controversial Home Information Packs arrangements.

A lot has changed in the world of renewable energy since the National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3) was originally presented to Parliament in 2011 under the Planning Act 2008.

The UK government has confirmed that from 2031, all privately rented non-domestic buildings exceeding 1,000 square metres must achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating of B. This targeted approach, which drops the previously proposed 2027 interim milestone and exempts smaller properties, provides landlords with additional time to plan retrofit investments while leaving several critical implementation questions unanswered pending a full government response later in 2026.

In a landmark development heralding the most significant alteration in civil penalties since 2014, a substantial increase in fines awaits employers and landlords found guilty of employing unauthorised migrants...

In England and Scotland respectively, the Administrators of a tenant company are bound to account to the landlord of premises for rent due in relation to the period during which those premises are being used in connection with the administration, and the rent is to be paid as an expense of the administration.

The Inner House recently considered damages for wrongful interdict after interim interdict was granted based on deeds which were retrospectively amended.

According to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the home is the most common location for an accident to happen.

A recent costs judgment in Smith v Wigan Borough Council confirms an important point in housing disrepair litigation: settlement figures alone do not determine the appropriate costs Track.

In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the trend of hotels enhancing their food and beverage (F&B) operations, a move which may be surprising given the somewhat outdated view that hotel restaurants...

The Government is consulting on raising the minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) in the residential private rented sector (PRS).

How can you tell a monthly tenancy from a 90-year lease? It is harder than you might think — a recent case went all the way to the Supreme Court to find the answer.

How will the proposed reforms affect social landlords' ability to take action against anti-social behaviour?

The government announced on Friday that it is working with certain businesses and trade associations to produce a code of practice to support high street businesses through coronavirus.

Judgment in the Court of Appeal case of Pillar Denton v Game Retail- about rent due during the administration of Game was handed down yesterday.

Tenancies created under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (‘AHA') allow agricultural holdings to be let by the land owner to a tenant.