30 November 2016 Blog Mind the gap – Landlord notices and the pitfalls of the registration gap There is inevitably a period of time between the date a land transfer is completed and the completion of registration at the Land Registry, otherwise known as the ‘registration gap’... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
24 October 2016 Blog Landlord checks in early to claim specific performance before breach has taken place Commercial landlords and tenants beware: obligations to build may bite before the longstop date for performance under the contract arrives... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 September 2016 Blog Little shop of horrors for landlords: enfranchisement of shop succeeds Disappointing news for landlords of mixed use properties. In Jewelcraft Ltd v Pressland [2015] EWCA Civ 1111 the Court of Appeal ruled on an enfranchisement claim relating to a mixed use building and found in the tenant's favour... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
24 August 2016 Blog Of grave concern: burials on private land The number of burials that take place in the UK on privately owned land is relatively small. Indeed many people are surprised to learn that it is possible to arrange a burial on your own land, rather than in a churchyard or cemetery... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
3 August 2016 Blog Underlettings: prohibitions via the user clause A restriction on underletting is not unusual in leases. The most common way of doing this is by an express covenant prohibiting underletting or by requiring the landlord’s prior consent to a proposed underletting... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
27 July 2016 Blog In focus: tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment against a landlord’s right to build If a landlord owns a building and parts are rented out, the landlord should by wary of assuming an unchallengeable right to develop the remainder without taking into account the concerns of existing tenants... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 July 2016 Blog Rights of a reverter: gone but not forgotten It may be time to get back to the classroom: property lawyers should be alert to peculiarities when dealing with property formerly owned by schools, institutions promoting science, the arts and literature or used as a place of worship... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
5 July 2016 Blog Discretionary schemes for HS2 Phase 2a: Are you eligible? The Government recently issued their long-term property compensation and assistance schemes, which will apply to Phase 2a of High Speed Two (HS2) (from the West Midlands to Crewe)... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 May 2016 Blog Does grant of new easements bring about surrender and regrant of lease? Should the parties to a lease be concerned about an implied surrender and re-grant of the lease if they are negotiating a deed of variation to grant new easements... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
27 April 2016 Blog Is a licensor liable for nuisance caused by its licensee? It is a generally accepted principle that a landlord is not responsible for any nuisance caused by its tenants... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
6 April 2016 Blog Energy Saving Materials – Stalled changes on the reduced rate of VAT The Finance Bill 2016 had a notable absence of changes to the reduced rate of VAT for energy saving materials (“ESMs”)... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 April 2016 Blog New enforcement powers for the Environment Agency Extra powers have been granted to the Environment Agency (EA) to speed up prosecutions for illegal waste site operators... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read