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  • 13 December 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

What are conservation covenants?

On 9th November 2021, the Environmental Act 2021 (EA 2021) received Royal Assent. The Act aims to promote environmental governance in the UK and implements new measures to help with the conservation of land through covenants.
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  • 02 November 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

What does MEES mean? 

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are regulations intended to improve energy efficiency standards in both commercial and residential properties. Compliance with MEES is a legal requirement under the Energy Act 2011. This article will focus on the current MEES regime and how it relates to commercial properties in England and Wales alone. Properties in Scotland are subject to different conditions.

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  • 11 October 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

Register of Overseas Entities: How does it affect you?

On 15 March 2022, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the ECA) received Royal Assent and has since come into force, on 5 September 2022.

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  • 16 March 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

Clarkslegal advises Crown Packaging on new beverage can plant in Peterborough

The Commercial Real Estate team at Clarkslegal has advised on the purchase and redevelopment of a state-of-the-art new beverage can plant site in Peterborough for Crown Packaging.
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  • 10 February 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

Landowner obligations in respect of tenant’s waste and fly-tipping

Fly-tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, incurring not only financial penalties but also potential imprisonment.
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  • 26 January 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

Historic rent reviews: A warning for tenants

We have been asked whether a landlord is able to operate historic rent reviews. 

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  • 17 January 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

Top 5 tips before taking on a restaurant property

Often the hardest part of opening a restaurant is finding the perfect property for your venture but once you are in then you then need to make it a success.
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  • 11 January 2022
  • Commercial Real Estate

Rent Reviews – are you being treated fairly?

We highlight rent review points from two transactions where we have acted for the prospective tenants and were asked to advise whether the wording of the rent review clauses had a disadvantageous effect on the tenants in question.
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  • 29 November 2021
  • Commercial Real Estate

Tenants beware of repair obligations in a commercial lease

The judgement in the recent case is a reminder to all tenants of the importance of carefully reviewing a lease of part, to make sure the landlord is under an obligation to maintain and keep the whole of a building in repair.

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