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Legal Podcast

EPISODE 33 – QUARTERLY IN ADVANCE UPDATE – WINTER 2023

In this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Trainee Solicitor, Alex Beech give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance. To… Read more →

News

Inflating rents?

Rents linked to inflation, rather than to open market levels, have been a feature of the logistics sector for a number of years now. If other sectors are considering these,… Read more →

Legal Podcast

Episode 32 – QUARTERLY IN ADVANCE UPDATE – Autumn 2022

In this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Associate, Harriet Gibby give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance. To read… Read more →

News

QIA – Autumn 2022

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the full issue,… Read more →

News

QIA Summer 2022

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the full issue,… Read more →

News

DESIGNING FOR NEURODIVERSITY

If you’ve never heard of dyspraxia, the chances are that your office design or fit out commission won’t cater for employees and visitors who are neurodiverse. Dyspraxia, like dyslexia and… Read more →

Bulletins

QIA Spring 2022

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the full issue,… Read more →

News

Know your client “If it walks like a duck…”

Suzanne Gill’s piece offering advice on how to ‘know your client’, published in Law Society Gazette. To read the article please click here.

Legal Podcast

Episode 30 – QUARTERLY IN ADVANCE UPDATE

Suzanne Gill and Natalie Pilagos discuss the latest issue of QIA.

Bulletins

QIA Winter 2022

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the… Read more →

News

Episode 28 – QIA – Autumn 2021

Suzanne Gill and Ben Dunbar discuss the latest issue of QIA.

News

TOO VACANT TO BE EMPTY?

In the June issue of Quarterly In Advance, we included an article on vacant possession  Too much and not enough – Wedlake Bell in the context of break clauses in… Read more →

Episode 25 – QIA – Summer 2021

Suzanne Gill and Rachel FitzGerald discuss the latest issue of QIA.

News

Too much and not enough

The last MSCI Lease Events Review found that in 2019 nearly 50% of office lease break options were exercised, on a rent-weighted basis.  What’s more, nearly 60% of office rental… Read more →

Uncategorized

QIA Spring 2021

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the… Read more →

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RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

Game on for development? When making an assessment as to whether to acquire a property, ensuring that it is suitable for the intended use is key. A recent case in… Read more →

Tomorrow’s City – Episode Two

Tomorrow’s City – episode one

Suzanne Gill, partner in the Real Estate team catches up with Graham Shone of the Estates Gazette to discuss his research into shifting working patterns and their effect on offices,… Read more →

News

QIA WINTER 2021

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the full issue,… Read more →

News

QIA – Autumn 2020

Welcome to the QIA Autumn 2020 edition. Contents   Dear Claire – I understood why my tenant couldn’t pay rent in March and June, but now my patience is running out. Can… Read more →

News

WHAT DOES NEW RICS LEASING CODE MEAN FOR DEVELOPERS?

The new RICS “Code for leasing business premises 2020”  has a good amount of publicity aimed at landlords and tenants. But what does it mean for developers? The first thing… Read more →

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Conclusively inconclusive charge statement

It’s not often we mention summary judgment decisions in QIA but the case of Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Limited v Blacks Outdoor Retail Limited [2020] EWHC 1263 (Ch) has… Read more →

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QIA Summer 2020

Welcome to the QIA Summer 2020 edition. • Dear Claire – during lockdown a takeaway has opened next to my clothing boutique. The social distancing queue which forms in front… Read more →

News

The Future Office – legal issues for landlords, tenants and agents

“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything” said George Bernard Shaw. As we look forward to the easing of lockdown, what changes can we expect to challenge landlords,… Read more →

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Quarterly in Advance Spring 2020

Welcome to the Spring 2020 issue of Quarterly In Advance CONTENTS Dear Claire – Are there any hidden costs implications of renting our current premises for a longer period? Our landlord… Read more →

News

Quarterly in Advance Winter 2020

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Contents   • Dear Claire – what are the requirements for vehicle charging… Read more →

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Quarterly In Advance – Summer 2019

Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Contents: Dear Claire – who has to repair the defect… Read more →

News

Alternative Investments?

Who said, “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore”? Answer at the end of the piece, for those whose memories fail them… What “they” are making seems to be different… Read more →

Globally Speaking

Property, in an alternative asset class of its own

Who said, “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore”? Answer at the end of the piece, for those whose memories fail them…  What “they” are making seems to be different… Read more →

News

Works in progress – Law Gazette 08/04/2019

The article was originally published by The Law Society Gazette on 8 April 2019. Commercial property spans an ever wider range of legal work – from leasing office and retail… Read more →

Bulletins

QUARTERLY IN ADVANCE – SPRING 2019

News

CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES?

News

Women’s business? – The Law Society Gazette 07/03/2019

Have you ever called out everyday sexism at work? I have, recently. Frankly, it was a little scary and somewhat draining. During my professional career I have watched barriers to… Read more →

News

Suzanne Gill’s comments are mentioned in CoStar Column – 19/11/2018

The article was originally published by CoStar on November 19, 2018. CoStar Column: The medicine for the retail revolution There are plenty of opportunities in retail despite the difficulties the… Read more →

Episode 5: Retail Therapy: the future of retail and wellness in Tomorrow’s City

Our recent debate in our Tomorrow’s City, Today’s Challenge series brought together leading industry figures to discuss the evolving retail landscape, particularly the blurring lines of retail, leisure, lifestyle and… Read more →

Episode 1: Coworking – Phenomenon or Flash in the Pan?

Key legal issues for landlords and tenants from the biggest market disrupter for decades discussed by Wedlake Bell commercial property partners Suzanne Gill and Claire Nelson.

Tomorrow's City

Place, Tech and People: Creating Offices Of The Future – By Helen Garthwaite and Suzanne Gill

Thu 7 April 2016 – Property week. By the year 2020, 50% of the global workforce will be millennials – what challenges will the office real estate sector face in… Read more →

Tomorrow's City

Regulation has a key role to play in infrastructure improvement – By Helen Garthwaite and Suzanne Gill

Fri 14 July 2017 – Property week. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, the world needs to invest $3.3trn (£2.5trn) in infrastructure annually up to 2030. The current level is… Read more →

News

“Boilerplate clauses and implied terms” – Suzanne Gill writes for The Law Society Gazette

Partner in our Real Estate team, Suzanne Gill, has authored an article for The Law Society Gazette on the potential perils when drafting overage agreements. On the subject, Suzanne writes… Read more →

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Quarterly In Advance – Spring 2018

Quarterly in advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Contents: Dear Claire – Claire answers a developer’s question regarding… Read more →

Tear up the blueprints: Planning and funding Tomorrow’s City

We had three fantastic panellists: Peter Cosmetatos from the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Victoria Hills from Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation and Stefan Webb from Future Cities… Read more →

Bulletins

Co-working: hype or here to stay?

Co-working premises have flourished in cities in the last few years: CBRE estimate about 4% of the central London stock is now co-working space while property guru Anthony Slumbers predicts… Read more →

News

“Any port in a storm” – Suzanne Gill comments for Research Professional

Real Estate Partner, Suzanne Gill, has had her comments published in an article on The European Medicines Agency’s recent premises dilemma for Research Professional. The Agency, which acts as the… Read more →

Bulletins

Cracking the telecoms code

The Government has changed the law to expedite the roll out of broadband and mobile telecoms across the UK. What does this mean for owners, funders and managers of property?… Read more →

Bulletins

Restricting Development

It’s possible for a landowner to agree to restrict the way in which their land is used (a restrictive covenant), in a manner which lasts for hundreds of years, if… Read more →

Bulletins

Offloading premises

This article is the last in our series of property-focussed pieces. It highlights key points for HR and legal professionals as well as management who find themselves involved in the… Read more →

Tomorrow's City

Regulation has a key role to play in infrastructure improvement

According to the McKinsey Global Institute, the world needs to invest $3.3trn (£2.5trn) in infrastructure annually up to 2030. Click here to view the full article published in Property Week

Bulletins

Breaking up

The Winter 2017 In Counsel featured the first article in our three part series on the issues surrounding surplus premises. It looked at moving on and ending the lease relationship.… Read more →

Bulletins

Why ownership structures will change in the future

Helen Garthwaite and Suzanne Gill analyse how technological disruption is shaping ownership. To read the full article first published in Property Week on 16 March 2017, click here.

Tomorrow's City

How automation and AI are transforming the space we need

Suzanne Gill discusses the increase in the trend for home working and the need for flexible office space. Click here to view the full article first published in Property Week… Read more →

Bulletins

Moving on and ending the relationship

Often HR professionals and those in management roles are lumbered with dealing with property matters for the business. Below is the first of three articles to give you a better… Read more →

Bulletins

Investing Scheme assets in property: the essentials

“Safe as houses” is an axiom which resonates across cultures, and has an impact on pension investment. Although SIPPS can’t invest in residential property, UK commercial property is an important… Read more →

Bulletins

Ending property leases for HR professionals – Part 3: Breaking up

We’ve teamed up with Commercial Property Partner, Suzanne Gill, to bring you some helpful guidance on downsizing business premises – a task that often becomes the responsibility of HR. In… Read more →

Bulletins

Lawyers respond to Autumn Statement

Suzanne Gill comments on business rates in the Autumn Statement in an article in Estates Gazette. Click here to read the full article first published in Estates Gazette on 23… Read more →

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Ending property leases for HR professionals – Part 2: The end of leases

Wedlake Bell commercial property partner Suzanne Gill is providing a series of articles for HR professionals to give them a better understanding of the issues accompanying surplus premises – a… Read more →

Bulletins

Ending property leases for HR professionals – Part 1: Moving on

Wedlake Bell commercial property partner Suzanne Gill is providing a series of articles for HR professionals to give them a better understanding of the issues accompanying surplus premises. Many companies… Read more →

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End of leases

Leases must be read and construed as a whole. In the hurly-burly of negotiation this wider perspective can be overlooked. Not until a matter goes to court is the inter-relationship… Read more →

Bulletins

Landlord and tenant disputes

Big money and high society always pique press interest. Timothy Taylor Ltd v Mayfair House Corporation and another [2016] EWHC 1075 (Ch) has been covered in the Daily Telegraph as… Read more →

Tomorrow's City

How to avoid high-tech ‘crash and burn’ ghost towns

What is the key to making a successful city? Click here to read Suzanne Gill’s comments first published in the Financial Times on 1 June 2016.

Bulletins

Tenants cannot assign to their guarantors

The High Court has held that a tenant cannot assign its lease to its own guarantor. This follows from the terms of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995. In… Read more →

Bulletins

“Subject to Contract” – Is it necessary?

Many of our clients ask whether or not they should include the phrase “Subject to Contract” on emails, letters or other documents. When and why should you do this, and… Read more →

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The future of offices – We would like to hear your thoughts

We would like to know what you think about the future of offices. Please take a few minutes to answer our very short survey by clicking the link below. In… Read more →

Tomorrow's City

Place, tech and people: creating offices of the future

By the year 2020, 50% of the global workforce will be millennials – what challenges will the office real estate sector face in creating space for this new breed of… Read more →

Bulletins

Flash update – Tenants cannot assign to their guarantors

The High Court has held that a tenant cannot assign its lease to its own guarantor. This follows from the terms of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995. In… Read more →

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Exclusive possession in the sharing economy?

How can property law be updated so that it is relevant in a world that is becoming ‘shared’? It’s one of the first things we learn about landlord and tenant… Read more →

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