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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 28 July 2020

Radical planning changes to come into Force

From 1st September 2020 radical reforms will be made to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (“the Use Classes Order”). The changes will be the biggest of their kind since the Use Classes Order was introduced over 30 years ago, and form part of a range of measures introduced by the Government to cut planning ‘red tape’ and allow greater flexibility of land-use to adapt to the changing needs of our high streets and communities.
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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 23 July 2020

Local authority investment in commercial property criticised – but is this the way forward?

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report on 14 July on “Local Authority investment in commercial property”,

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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 23 July 2020

Can I extend my property without getting permission?

The Government has announced further changes to ‘Permitted Development Rights’ which will allow homeowners to add up to two additional storeys to their home through a fast track approval process, Permitted Development Rights (PDRs) are rights which allow certain changes to be made to a building without the need to apply for planning permission
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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 20 July 2020

Is the retail sector about to turnover a new lease?

This week, it was reported that the Crown Estate has written to some of its tenants, offering them the option of paying a turnover rent.

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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 20 July 2020

What are the challenges of the traditional office post COVID-19?

The challenges of lockdown over the previous five months have been felt equally by both Landlords and Tenants; especially in relation to rental income.
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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 13 July 2020

Check your Reservations on Rights of Entry

The recent Court of Appeal case of Rees -v- Windsor-Clive (2020) considered the interpretation of Landlord’s rights of entry reserved by a lease. The recent Court of Appeal case of Rees -v- Windsor-Clive (2020) considered the interpretation of Landlord’s rights of entry reserved by a lease.
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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 08 July 2020

Tenant wins challenge against Landlord’s ‘conclusive’ service charge statement

In the recent case of Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd EWHC 1263 (Ch), the High Court held that a tenant could challenge the service charge sums due under their lease,

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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 07 July 2020

Duval Case: Beware the Breach of Covenants

The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd (Duval) is likely to have wide implications for landlords and tenants alike as it concerns the mutual enforceability of tenant covenants which is a standard provision in most modern leases.
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  • Commercial Real Estate
  • 07 July 2020

Short-term letting? Check your Tenant Lease before you Breach

As the pandemic continues, those who own residential property may be looking to the future and considering whether there is money to be made by short-term lets (e.g. Airbnb)

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