• Commercial Real Estate
• 08 January 2016

The street food revolution

New street food markets continue to open across the UK at a rapid pace with many new food trucks and vendors opening each week. How can landlords, developers and food entrepreneurs take advantage of this trend and how is the sector evolving?

• Commercial Real Estate
• 05 December 2014

A Business Partner`s Entitlement to Apply for a new Lease under the landlord and tenant act 1954

The Court of Appeal (CA) has very recently decided that an application for a new business tenancy made by one of two business partners was not a valid application where the existing lease was held by both partners.

• Commercial Real Estate
• 09 April 2013

Disposing of Charity Property

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 provide important rights for commercial agents who sell or negotiate the sale or purchase of goods on behalf of others, including the right to receive compensation or an indemnity on termination of the agency relationship.

• Commercial Real Estate
• 11 March 2013

Break clauses – case law update

Compliance with conditions in break clauses continues to be a difficult area which provides much work for litigators.

• Commercial Real Estate
• 18 January 2013

Introduction to the Green Deal and how it works for commercial property

The Green Deal was introduced under powers in the Energy Act 2011 and is a funding mechanism for energy efficiency improvements to property. 

• Commercial Real Estate
• 13 August 2010

Surrendering leases by operation of law

If a tenant wishes to surrender its lease (i.e. give its interest back to the landlord)  it can do so by 'express surrender' or 'operation of law'.