In 89 Holland Park (Management) Limited v Dell & Dell, the largest ever UK residential service charge dispute, the Court of Appeal has refused to allow a landlord to recover the legal costs of a dispute with its neighbour...more
In S. Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Limited [2021] the High Court had to determine a number of issues including, importantly, what rent would be payable by the tenant under the terms of its renewal leases of...more
The government has announced on 10 March 2021 that it will be extending the current protections that have been afforded to commercial tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows what was meant to be the “final”...more
The government has announced that it will be extending the current protections that have been afforded to commercial tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, for one final time. ...more
12/10/2020
/ Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Failure To Pay ,
Landlords ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
UK ,
Winding Up Petitions
Long awaited insolvency reforms in the UK, plus the government’s COVID-19 proposals on the use of statutory demands – and much more....more
Boris Johnson has now changed the focus from staying at home to staying alert. What does this mean for landlords who need to create a COVID-safe environment? How does this look in practice? And who pays?...more
Yesterday, the government announced further protection for the “UK high street from aggressive rent collection“. ...more
In Boris Johnson’s first daily coronavirus update yesterday, he urged the general public to stop “non-essential contact” and “all unnecessary travel“, and to avoid social venues including “pubs, clubs and theatres“....more
3/17/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Public Health ,
Real Estate Market ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Retailers ,
Tenants ,
UK
In an earlier blog we discussed the High Court decision in the case of Thirunavukkrasu v Brar & Brar. The High Court confirmed that taking action pursuant to the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery regime (CRAR) would amount to...more
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the case of S Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd in the most important 1954 Act case for decades. ...more