ArticleBreak Clauses - Apportionment Of RentBreak clauses continue to be a source of contention for landlords and tenants alike. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleBreaking News - Top-Up Package Announced For Affordable Housing Funding Programme(s)Additional funding has been announced in respect of the existing Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) - £300m for the delivery of up to 2,800 homes, with half for social rent...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDevonshires Solicitors LLP
ArticleBuild-To-Rent Provisions A Welcome Inclusion In The Housing White PaperThe White Paper provides the clearest support yet for Build-to-Rent (BTR) development. A consultation paper on Planning and Affordable Housing for Build to Rent has been published alongside the White Paper.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDeloitte
ArticleBusiness Lease Renewals - Competent LandlordsIn Frozen Value Ltd v Heron Foods Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 473, the tenant succeeded in defeating the landlord’s ground (g) possession claim.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleBuying A Tenanted Buy-To-Let Investment PropertyWhen purchasing an investment property that is let to tenants, there is a whole host of additional information that you should have sight of in addition to what you would normally expectUnited KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionHerrington Carmichael LLP
ArticleCan A Lease Guarantee Survive A Lease Assignment?The High Court has confirmed that an unlawful assignment by an original tenant (T1) (whose obligations had been guaranteed by a surety (G)) to a new tenant (T2) could be assigned back to T1 without the guarantee being nullified.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleCan Tenants Get Away With A Deliberate Breach Of Their Lease?The Court has held that relief from forfeiture may be granted even where a tenant has deliberately breached a lease.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleCap Reform And Occupation Of LandDEFRA published their latest CAP Reform update on Friday, 20 December 2014. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleCapital Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services Limited (2021) – Court Of Appeal Confirms What Is Actually Meant By Vacant Possession On Lease TerminationThe commercial landlord and tenant sector finally has some clarity on exactly what is meant by a tenant's obligation to give back vacant possession at lease termination.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionWinckworth Sherwood LLP
ArticleCase Summary: Gurusinghe V Drumlin Ltd [2021] UKUT 268 (LC)The tenant appellants had applied for rent repayment orders naming two parties they understood to be their landlords, for managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionGatehouse Chambers
ArticleChanges To Shared Ownership LeasesA revised model shared ownership lease has been created by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to provide clarity to buyers and lenders alike. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionAnthony Collins Solicitors
ArticleCheck With The Planners Before Taking A LeaseBefore signing up to a lease of premises, it is essential for the tenant to ensure that: (A) planning permission exists for the proposed use; and (B) the lease permits that proposed use. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionMacRoberts
ArticleClaims Exposures For ArchitectsWe consider the potential claims that architects may be exposed to in the current economic climate.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionBarlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
ArticleCommercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE): Why Is It Important To Get Them Right?Clear CPSE replies are crucial in commercial property transactions to avoid misrepresentation and liability risks. Evasive responses can cause buyer caution, transaction delays, or legal disputes, impacting both parties.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionClarkslegal LLP
ArticleCommercial Rent Arrears In The Wake Of COVID-19 – A Guide For LandlordsAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed on a number of businesses preventing them from opening their premises, many tenants of commercial properties suffered a significant decrease...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionAnsons Solicitors
ArticleCommunity-led Housing And CommonholdIn this recent article, we discussed the recent Law Commission report outlining their recommendations for a change to the law on leasehold enfranchisement. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionWrigleys Solicitors LLP
ArticleCoronavirus - Planning And Licensing Reform; A Lifeline For The UK Restaurant IndustryThe Government guidance announced on 25 June 2020 aimed to allow more pubs, cafes and restaurants to be able to serve customers outdoors by simplifying the process and reducing the cost of obtaining United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionWithers LLP
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Decision In Martyna Switaj v Adrian McClenaghan – Can A Valid Section 21 Notice Be Served If Prohibited Fees Under The Tenant Fees Act 2019 Have Been Taken Prior To 1 June 2019?The Court of Appeal ruled that fees paid by tenants before the Tenant Fees Act 2019 came into force do not invalidate section 21 notices. Post-Act tenancies require returning prohibited payments before serving such notices.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionAnthony Gold Solicitors LLP
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Provides Essential Guidance On Residential Service ChargesThe service charge battle continues at the former World War II airbase in Cornwall which is currently home to the 150 or so chalets making up the Point Curlew holiday site.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleCourts Continue To Favour Landlords In Pandemic Rent Arrears LitigationHard hit by the pandemic, several large cinema chains have been testing new legal arguments to try to avoid paying rent for periods when they were forced to close.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionReed Smith (Worldwide)