Landlord, Tenant and Property

• Renewal of Commercial Leases – It Can All Come Down to Judicial Discretion

  • Posted12 September 2023

  A commercial landlord may, for any number of reasons, be keen to see the back of a tenant. However, as one case showed, the question of whether a business tenancy...

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• Landmark Golf Course’s Status as Asset of Community Value Upheld

  • Posted4 September 2023

  When a property is registered as an asset of community value (ACV) under the Localism Act 2011 the result can be a major headache for would-be developers. However, as a...

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• Hard-Up Landlord’s Rent Repayment Order Slashed

  • Posted14 August 2023

  Any residential landlord who lets out a property without a required licence commits a criminal offence and can expect to be hit hard in the pocket. The law is not...

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• Property Information Forms – Inaccurate Answers Cost Developer

  • Posted24 July 2023

  Property vendors are nowadays routinely required to fill in lengthy information forms, giving answers to a multitude of questions that may be important to a purchaser. That task may seem...

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• Assessing Development Potential is Not Just Crystal Ball Gazing

  • Posted7 July 2023

  Development potential is often a critical factor when it comes to calculating amounts of compensation payable to landowners whose property is compulsorily acquired to make way for public infrastructure projects....

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• Business Interruption Insurance Disputes – Is Arbitration Obligatory?

  • Posted16 June 2023

  Many commercial property occupiers whose businesses were interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic remain in dispute with their insurers regarding to what extent, if any, they were covered against such losses....

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