13 August 2019
Commercial Real Estate

Legal Considerations Before Opening a Pop-Up Theatre

Pop-up theatres are becoming an increasing trend in the arts world, offering a flexible and cost-effective alternative to traditional venues. A wide variety of locations are now being used, from urban gardens to disused retail space.

12 August 2019
Commercial Real Estate

Struggling to increase your covers? A guide for restaurant entrepreneurs

Whether you own a restaurant or are looking to open one it is crucial to ensure you keep your tables full, especially in an uncertain market. With the right marketing strategy you can improve your chances of having a busy restaurant and also reduce ‘no shows’.

08 July 2019
Commercial Real Estate

Rights to remain at term end: TFS v BMG (Ashford) Ltd

The default position for a tenant occupying commercial premises is that when the contractual term expires, the tenant has a statutory right to a new lease even if the landlord is unwilling to grant a new lease on a voluntary basis.

23 April 2019
Commercial Real Estate

Vary service charge provisions in a lease

Section 35 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) (as amended by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002), provides that a party to a long lease may apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) to vary the lease on the grounds that the lease fails to make “satisfactory” provision in respect of one of the circumstances specified in section 35(4), LTA 1987.

10 April 2019
Commercial Real Estate

Opening a new premises for your restaurant

Often the hardest part of opening a restaurant in the UK is finding the perfect premises and location for your venture but once you are in then you also need to make it a success. Here are our top 5 tips to help this process run smoothly.

09 April 2019
Commercial Real Estate

Landowner & Developer Agreements – Option, Promotion or Hybrid?

We are often asked by landowners what the best way is to fully realise the development value of their property where there is a possibility of planning permission being granted. What needs to be done to unlock the development potential and then obtain the maximum amount of the uplift in value on the subsequent sale of the property to developers?

12 March 2019
Commercial Real Estate

Company Voluntary Arrangements

A Company Voluntary Arrangement is a procedure that allows a company: to settle debts by paying only a proportion of the amount that it owes to creditors

10 December 2018
Commercial Real Estate

Landlords: spurious redevelopment schemes

Landlords and tenants will be familiar with the security of tenure provisions contained in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, which give tenants the right to renew their leases on expiry. Landlords can only object to a renewal on a limited number of grounds. One of those most frequently relied on by landlords is ground (f), which is that the landlord intends to demolish or reconstruct the premises subject to the tenancy, and cannot do so without obtaining possession from the tenant.

13 November 2018
Commercial Real Estate

Landlords beware when consenting to Tenant’s works

The implications for a landlord consenting to tenant’s alterations in breach of an absolute prohibition contained in a lease were recently highlighted in the case of Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd EWCA Civ 2298 (Decision 18 October 2018). Although this is a case concerning a residential lease, the finding also has implications for landlords of mixed use and commercial properties.

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