Why retail premises owners are attracting beauty and cosmetics occupiers Beauty is big business.  The industry as a whole was estimated to be worth £27.2 billion in 2018, with...

The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court's decision in the case of Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services Limited.  A link to our original blog about the High...

This year, the UK is set to host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November 2021. This is being hailed by The Guardian as “the most important global meeting...

On 11 May 2021 we reported on the outcome of the WH Smith lease renewal proceedings. In WH Smith one of the issues the County Court had to consider was the manner in which a...

Ground rent reform has taken centre stage this week following the news that Persimmon Homes and Aviva have agreed to change the way they deal with ground rent charges. Read the...

First Homes may not be with us immediately but the requirement to provide them as part of the affordable housing package is looming over the horizon. What will First Homes be? This...

Following representations from the British Property Federation (BPF) and British Retail Consortium (BRC) amongst others, the government has announced that the statutory protection...

Landowners and occupiers may ask service providers, such as electricity, water and telecoms, to provide their land with a connection to their utilities. The supply of a new...

On 4 May 2021 the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) came into effect. ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the notice periods a landlord had to give when serving a notice on a residential tenant in order to obtain possession of their property were...

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill is currently making its way through Parliament, with the next step being the committee stage scheduled for 9 June 2021.  This is the first...

The much awaited decision in the Virgin Active restructuring case has been handed down with the court sanctioning Virgin's proposals notwithstanding vehement objections by many...

Following closure of the Government’s call for evidence on 4 May, we wait with interest to see what action (if any) the Government decides to take when the current rent arrears...

The Government’s plans for the planning system were set out by Her Majesty the Queen, on Tuesday 11th May, in the Queen’s Speech . Whilst the details within the Queen’s...

The first article on the Virgin restructuring posted last week explained the process of Part 26A.  The Sunday Times, on 28 March 2021, wrote an article on the Virgin Active...

Strange things tend to pique the interest of a property litigator, and the recent county court judgment of WHSmith Retail Holdings Limited v Commerz Real Investmentgesellshaft MBH...

The proposed restructuring of Virgin Active has garnered plenty of press coverage in the last few weeks, primarily due to the procedure Virgin Active are invoking and the impact...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the commercial real estate sector decline. Whilst not all sectors have been adversely affected (supermarkets/distribution) the retail...

On 29 April 2021, the Government launched a consultation on its proposal to impose a new Residential Property Developer Tax ("RPDT") on annual profits of residential developers...

On 16 April 2021, Chief Master Marsh in Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbH v TFS Stores Ltd ordered in favour for the landlord during the first judgment on commercial rent...