Following the 2017 Grenfell tragedy, there has been a significant rise in the cost of buildings insurance to leaseholders in multi-occupancy properties. One contributing factor is commissions – the proportion of premiums paid to brokers and third parties. A recent
More about Insurance commissionsIn the case of Williams v Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd [2023] UKSC 6, the Supreme Court considered the effect of s.27A(6) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 on service charge re-apportionment provisions in residential long leases. In
More about Room for manoeuvre: Limiting the room for service charge disputesThe principle of caveat emptor (“buyer beware”) makes site inspections an essential part of the due diligence process for acquisitions of development sites. Not only are site inspections the only way to find out certain types of information about a
More about Site inspections: Put your mind at ease(ments)In 2022 there was a sea change for overseas-incorporated entities that owned UK real estate. We look at where things are almost 12 months on and where things are going. As a spoiler, the net is being cast wider than
More about The UK government’s economic crime agenda: What can be expected for UK real estate?It was recently reported that the building on which one of Banksy’s latest murals was painted had been demolished, destroying the mural in the process. Titled ‘Morning is Broken’, the mural, which depicted the silhouette of a young boy and
More about You should bank[sy] that!Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click the image below to read the full issue. Welcome to the Summer edition of QIA, brought to you
More about QIA – Summer 2023Nemish Mehta was the sole registered director (and joint shareholder, along with his wife) of E-Tel (UK) Limited (the “Company”), a company involved in purchasing and selling mobile phones. The Company was involved in MTIC fraud causing loss to HMRC
More about Mark John Wilson (liquidator Of E-tel (uk) Limited v Nemish Mehta [2023]A round-up of legal updates for the Wills and probate industry over the past month is as follows. Contentious estates – a promise made by deed can override testamentary freedom In Colicci v Grinberg, 2023 EWHC 1177 Ch, the High
More about Wills and Probate Monthly Update – May 2023