It appears that unopposed lease renewal cases under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 are like buses; there is a dearth and then 3 come along in a row. The 3 cases are very different to the other but each provides valuable insight as to what happens if a case does reach Court. Of course, […]
27th May 2016 Recent Property Cases Read moreWe recently acted for B&Q in the case of Britel Fund Trustees Limited v B & Q Plc which illustrates the significant impact that an early break clause may have on the rent payable under a renewal lease. The facts Proceedings were issued between Britel Fund Trustees Limited (Britel) and B&Q plc (B&Q) under Part […]
20th May 2016 Recent Property Cases Read moreIt appears that unopposed lease renewal cases under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 are like buses; there is a dearth and then 3 come along in a row. The 3 cases are very different to the other but each provide valuable insight as to what happens if a case does reach Court. Of course, […]
12th May 2016 Recent Property Cases Read moreIn this case, the Claimant tenant sought an injunction and damages against the Defendant landlord in relation to building works being carried out above the tenant at 14/15 Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1. The Claimant is the tenant of the ground and basement floors under a lease which runs for 20 years from 2007. The […]
12th May 2016 Recent Property Cases Read moreAldi and Iceland have adjoining stores on the outskirts of Cambridge, being Units 1 and 2 respectively. They share the accessway and car park. Aldi originally took a Lease of all the land in 1996 and it then sub-let Unit 2 to Iceland a few months later and retained Unit 1 for its own use. […]
6th May 2016 Recent Property Cases Read moreExecutive Summary The Landlord and Tenant Covenants Act 1995 is an impediment to parties: intending for a guarantor of a lease to guarantee an assignee of the same lease; intending for a guarantor of a lease to be the assignee of the lease; seeking to perform an intra-group restructuring; dealing with transfers between business partners. […]
1st May 2016 Consultations Read moreIn July 2015, the Civil Justice Council set up a working party to consider whether there were advantages in deploying the judiciary in a flexible manner to ensure that all issues in dispute in property cases are dealt with in one forum.1 The distribution of housing, landlord and tenant, property and land registration cases (“property […]
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