Landlord, Tenant and Property

• When Is a Commercial Lease Surrendered?

  • Posted8 June 2016

  When is a commercial lease surrendered? In one guideline case, the High Court has ruled that neither returning the keys, nor changing the locks, nor putting a property on the...

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• High Court Overturns Community Infrastructure Levy Demand

  • Posted19 May 2016

  The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was introduced as a means of raising cash from developers to fund public projects. However, it is not always welcome to those who have to...

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• Unreasonable Building Contract Term Unenforceable

  • Posted5 May 2016

  Contracts have to be reasonable to be enforceable, and that is one good reason why professional drafting is essential. In a case which clearly illustrates that point, the High Court...

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• Attack on Contract Adjudicator’s Honesty Thrown Out

  • Posted21 April 2016

  Adjudication and arbitration are methods often used in the construction industry in the hope that they will achieve speedier and less costly dispute resolution than the use of litigation. However,...

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• New Lease, New Compliance Burden

  • Posted7 April 2016

  After 1 February 2016, landlords entering into residential leases, having new lodgers or allowing anyone to occupy a property they own for residential purposes are required to undertake checks to...

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• Retentions Consultation – Changes Ahead for the Construction Industry?

  • Posted21 March 2016

  The review of how retention arrangements work in the construction industry, recently announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, will be welcomed by all parties to such agreements....

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