Consultation on protections for commercial tenants
The Government has published a consultation paper and questionnaire, seeking responses and evidence from the property industry generally as to how...
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Commercial Rent Collection and Covid-19: Government’s call for evidence on exit strategy from pandemic emergency measures
The temporary restrictions on landlords' rights to take action against their commercial tenants for non-payment of rents, imposed due to the COVID-19...
8th Apr 2021 Read moreNew Permitted Development (“PD”) rights to change from Class E to residential use
The Government has confirmed that it will introduce a new PD right to allow the change of use from commercial, business and service uses (Class E) to...
8th Apr 2021 Read moreCOVID-19 and Commercial Rents - what will happen after 30 June? The UK Government calls for evidence
The UK Government this week launched a call for evidence from all participants in the commercial property industry, as the measures it introduced...
8th Apr 2021 Read moreWill a new permitted development right save the high street?
Last week, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced the introduction of new legislation in England to allow Class E (Commercial, Business and...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreA new Countryside Code: respect, protect, enjoy
The last year has seen many landowners frustrated by an influx of new visitors who seem to lack the knowledge and understanding required to make a...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreQ&A: Am I insured for COVID-19?
Question I am the tenant of commercial premises in Manchester on the ground floor of a building occupied as a hairdressing business. I have suffered...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreHow Much Does it Cost to Extend a Leasehold?
If you own a leasehold property in England and Wales, there are powerful laws that let you extend your lease for a fair price. Here, we walk you...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreThe Evening Standard has reported that over 840,000 private renters have fallen behind on rent in the year since the eviction ban was introduced. What will become of these renters and the landlords to whom rent is due?
Over the last year, the Government has introduced various measures to ensure that tenants who have fallen into rent arrears due to the impact of the...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreWhen do construction works in a conservation area comprise demolition?
In this claim, and in the context of a contractual construction dispute, the Court of Appeal considered the approach to be taken in determining...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreReal Estate Tip of the Week: COVID-19 Rent Arrears - Government Extends Moratorium
With England slowly easing restrictions following a third national lockdown, the Government has quietly extended the existing moratorium on...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreMEES Update
The government wants all non-domestic rented buildings to meet an EPC B by 2030 (currently the requirement is EPC E). It is consulting on how to...
7th Apr 2021 Read moreHMO Landlords Face Unlimited Fines Under New Fire Regulations
Landlords and managing agents of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) could face unlimited fines under new measures to be included in the Building...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreThe Turnover Rent Condurum: Tips For Retailers
Protections provided to commercial tenants under CIGA and the Coronavirus Act 2020 are due to end on 31 March 2021 and now, more than ever, landlords...
6th Apr 2021 Read morePlanning Case Law Update
There have been a number of judicial developments in 20202021 which have the potential to significantly impact planning practice in Scotland. Last...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreNew and repeat lessons from CIL appeal decisions
The flow of appeals against surcharges and deemed commencement dates under regulations 117 and 118 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreGreen light for wide Class E to residential PD right
A new permitted development (PD) right, from Class E (commercial business and service uses) to residential will be introduced, the government has...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreSnail farms and other slow moving business (rates mitigation schemes)
Whilst you might be forgiven for thinking the recent Supreme Court case of Hurstwood v Rosendale 2019 involves snails, given the amount of time it...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreParticulate proceedings possible post property puchase?
Whilst Covid-19 pandemic lockdown measures have caused an unprecedented reduction in transport activity on our roads, giving rise to a corresponding...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreRelinquishment and Assignation of 1991 Act tenancies - The Tenant Farming Commissioner Guide
The R&A measure allows secure agricultural tenants to offer to relinquish their tenancy to the landlord in exchange for statutory compensation. If...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreRestructuring Plans - A powerful new tool for restructuring lease liabilities?
Despite the scale of the pandemic and resulting build-up of Covid related rent arrears, currently estimated at around £4.5bn, business restructuring...
6th Apr 2021 Read morePaul Newman New Homes Ltd v Secretary of State 2021 EWCA iv 15
The Court of Appeal, yet again, was asked to consider the interpretation of para. 11d) of the NPPF in a case where an Inspector dismissed an appeal...
6th Apr 2021 Read moreWilliams v Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd 2021 EWCA Civ 27: Oil not Grit
When engaged in contractual or statutory interpretation, we lawyers would do well to remember that the courts (or at least the higher courts) view...
5th Apr 2021 Read moreLegal Update (Court of Appeal): Right-to-Buy leaseholders under no obligation to contribute to repairs of structural defects
On 25 March 2021, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by the Corporation of London (the "Corporation") against a decision of the Upper...
1st Apr 2021 Read moreLegal consequences can flow from works to watercourses
Dare we mention it again the River Lugg in Herefordshire hit the headlines in December 2020 when works were undertaken by a landowner to a stretch...
1st Apr 2021 Read moreHow can the housing with care sector achieve its potential?
The benefits of housing with care have really been highlighted during the pandemic, and interest in the sector from potential residents, developers...
1st Apr 2021 Read moreDon’t lose your way! 3 misunderstood aspects of the law of rights of way
A right of way is a form of easement. The dominant owner has the right over the land of the servient owner. A substantial interference with this...
1st Apr 2021 Read moreCOVID-19: Further £1.5bn of business rates relief announced
Further business rates relief is welcomed by some but comes with an announcement of restrictions on businesses submitting appeals on the basis of a...
1st Apr 2021 Read moreInjunction obtained with misleading evidence is discharged
In the recent case of Valbonne Estates Limited v (1) Cityvalue Estates Limited (2) United Homes Limited 2021 EWHC 544 (Ch), Mrs Justice Bacon...
1st Apr 2021 Read moreNew permitted development right to convert unused commercial premises into homes to come into force
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that new permitted development rights allowing unused commercial premises to be converted into homes...
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