Whilst we await the next steps in relation to the reinvigoration of Commonhold, leaseholders that are unhappy with the management of their building may wish to consider the Right...

As the immediate pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic recede, attention in the commercial real estate sector is beginning to focus on managing future pandemic risk and in particular...

With unrelenting queues at the fuel pumps this past week, the time for the electric vehicle (EV) may well and truly have landed. From individuals ‘doing their bit’ to a huge...

In previous posts we have commented on High Court cases brought by landlords for judgment in respect of arrears of rent accruing during the Covid pandemic. In both the TFS...

On September 15th 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reached an agreement with Countryside Properties concerning escalating ground rents. It follows recent...

The UK Government has recently announced some transitional measures to extend the restrictions on the use of winding up petitions. These measures come into force on 1 October, and...

In early August the Law Society released new guidance to help home buyers and sellers understand building safety and cladding issues. The Law Society guidance can be found here. We...

The future of the government’s planning reforms seems uncertain with reports in national newspapers over the last week suggesting that the government is set to ditch many of the...

With the world slowly returning to some sort of normality, the extra regulations which have been imposed on landlords in respect of residential possession are starting to fall...

The question of how the retail and hospitality sectors will emerge from lockdown has been widely debated. A recent survey by Barclays Corporate Banking suggests that 40% of...

In April 2021, the UK Government invited the views of the property industry to help answer the question of how to deal with rent arrears that have accrued during the...

As hybrid working becomes the new normal for many organisations, offices are being re-configured to accommodate flexible and co-working styles which in some cases is leaving...

This Autumn, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rents) Bill is anticipated to be enacted. In leases granted after this time, landlords will be no longer be able to recover ground rent...

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...