Perplexed by property law? Our Professional Support Lawyer Gemma Cook is here to answer your most pressing questions. If a landlord has a sanctioned tenant, it cannot receive rent, enforce tenant covenants or forfeit the lease without taking further steps.
More about Cautious cash – What if my tenant is sanctioned?In May 2020, the Supreme Court (‘SC‘) handed down its judgment in the case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] UKSC 18. The decision raises interesting points in practice for parties that are looking to obtain or grant
More about Duval – Do we need to worry?In the recent High Court case of Dixon v The Crown Estate Commissioners [2022] EWHC 3256 (Ch), two former shareholders of a dissolved company were deemed to have an equitable interest in the dissolved company’s properties, despite the properties having
More about Escheated out of your property?A recent Supreme Court decision dealt with the interpretation of a standard commercial service charge provision. Landlords and tenants will be interested in the Court’s finding that a certification provision in a service charge created a “pay now, argue later”
More about Pay now, argue later about service charge demandsAs readers are aware, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (“Act“) brought into being the Register of Overseas Entities (“Register“). The provisions relating to the Register came into force in stages in August and September 2022 and the
More about Register of overseas entities… the story continuesThe recent Supreme Court case of Fearn & others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery has brought the ancient principles of nuisance under the spotlight. The decision has made headlines on all news channels, not just the legal
More about Tate that: When is a viewing platform an intrusion or nuisance?If you are a landlord who has a food and beverage (F&B) premises in your portfolio, or you are a prospective tenant who has found a site that is the perfect location for a restaurant, what are the top ten
More about Ten things to consider when letting a restaurantThe Contaminated Land Regime (“Regime“) governs the remediation of contaminated land in England and Wales and came into force on 1 April 2000. Over twenty years later, the Environment Act 1995 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“EPA“) remain the
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