Planning for the New Normal - COVID-19 provisions in Scotland
The urgently drafted, and shortly to be passed, Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill covers a vast range of devolved functions of...
2nd Apr 2020 Read moreLexology – Daily Feed
Property pandemicThe impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on landlords and tenants
With regard to non-payment of rent, the government has announced that landlords in England and Wales will be prevented from terminating certain...
1st Apr 2020 Read moreLandlords, tenants and residential property possession proceedings during the coronavirus crisis
Understandably the current crisis has meant individuals and families seeking greater protection from eviction whilst the uncertainty caused by the...
1st Apr 2020 Read more"Give us a break..."
Few will disagree with the statement that we can learn much from history. Whilst the current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in modern times, the...
1st Apr 2020 Read moreRisk Management for Professionals - Surveyors March 2020
Away from the immediate health ramifications of the C19 pandemic, the government's guidance - in terms of office closures, travel restrictions and...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreCOVID-19 Act: Implications for landlords and tenants
With many premises now either officially closed or largely empty, with work from home being the new norm and a rent quarter day just gone, businesses...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreOpen-ended real estate funds - closing time?
As the business world slowly gets to grips with the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the real estate funds sector in the UK is facing an all too...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreCovid-19: Commercial leases and the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill was formally introduced before the Scottish Parliament on 31 March 2020. Like the UK Coronavirus Act, it protects...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreStaying flexible
Ironically, come the other side of this new reality we're operating in, many traditional occupiers of office space will have realised how effectively...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreFire Safety Bill signals more post-Grenfell changes for multi-occupancy properties
Following on from the Building Safety Bill introduced earlier this year, a further Bill is set to bring about an important step change in the scope...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreNew Guidance on Diversification for Tenant Farmers in Scotland
Diversification involves the move from an agricultural use of their land to one with a non-agricultural purpose. This may be a move into areas such...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreCoronavirus Update for Residential Landlords
The Coronavirus Act 2020 obtained Royal Assent on 25 March and provides all manner of emergency provisions which came into force on 26 March and will...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreInternational Investors Buying UK Real Estate: Advice and UK Government guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic
The UK Government has recently published official and detailed advice on selling, buying and moving home in the UK during the coronavirus (COVID-19...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreCoronavirus Act 2020 - Landlords and Tenants
This note sets out how the Coronavirus Act 2020 ("the Act") affects both business and residential tenancies taking into account the Governmental...
31st Mar 2020 Read moreProperty, Chancery and Commercial Group Briefing - March 2020
In Faiz v. Burnley B.C. 2020 EWHC 407 (Ch) the first two claimants (Faiz), were the lessees of a caf. The local authority, the freehold owner, was...
31st Mar 2020 Read morePlanning for the New Normal - Conditions, CIL , Viability and Appeals
Planning is a constant state of flux but very little changes. One of the best remedies for congestion has sometimes been to leave the system to...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreA stay on business tenancy terminations
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) came into force on 25 March 2020. For landlords and tenants in England and Wales, the Act immediately prevents a...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreCoronavirus Act 2020 - Implications for Residential Tenancies
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus in England and Wales, the Government has introduced a series of measures which have an impacted on many areas...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreCOVID-19: Public Law Right to Compensation When Deprived of Property
It is a well-established principle of English public law that the state should not confiscate property or interfere disproportionately with its quiet...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreConstruction aspects of mezzanine finance
Businesses are often faced with the question - how can we fund our growth or next project? Here, Yavan Brar, managing partner and head of corporate...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreCovid-19 Coronavirus: What you need to know about virtual and electronic signing
In these uncertain times, trade finance and other transaction parties may face particular logistical challenges when signing documents in person. One...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreCOVID-19: Ban on forfeiture of commercial leases for non-payment of rent
25 March 2020 was the day on which many commercial tenants became liable for a quarter of their annual rent and was also the day on which the...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreNo forfeiture for rent arrears
As most businesses, landlords and property solicitors will now know, s.82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“CA 2020”) means there can be no forfeiture...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreLandowners & telecoms operators: A rapidly shifting balance of power
The introduction of the new Electronic Communications Code in December 2017 was a long overdue update to legislation drafted in a bygone...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreCovid-19 - England - Should restaurants, bars & pubs close or regear as takeaways what are the implications for landlords and tenants?
We have had a number of landlord and tenant clients reaching out to us requesting guidance on the consequences of the current Covid-19 outbreak and...
30th Mar 2020 Read moreCOVID-19 and Housing Associations: common sense must prevail
You will no doubt have heard or read about the changes being made by the proposed Coronavirus Bill to protect tenants. These changes will apply...
27th Mar 2020 Read morePlanning, for the New Normal?
Covid-19 is requiring huge shifts in the conduct of everyday affairs. There are short-term fixes to overcome the crisis. There will be longer-run...
27th Mar 2020 Read morePlanning, for the New Normal - High Street focus
Covid-19 is requiring huge shifts in the conduct of everyday affairs. There are short-term fixes to overcome the crisis. There will be longer-run...
27th Mar 2020 Read moreWhat Does Coronavirus Mean For Individuals Moving House?
So How Does This Affect People Looking to Move Home? Regulation 6 provides that no person may leave the place in which they are living without...
27th Mar 2020 Read moreCoronavirus - Can You Bring Your Lease or Licence to an End?
In any difficult financial climate, tenants may look for ways to reduce their financial burden by moving to smaller premises or closing up shop...
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