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Unpicking the Government’s Bill to Ban Upwards Only Rent Reviews

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The Government (through Deputy PM Angela Rayner) introduced the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill into the Commons on 10 July. Amongst other matters the Bill seeks to reignite a Labour policy last seen at the...more

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Business Rates and the Bar - Occupation, Purpose and Trust in a Set of Chambers

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In the recent case of Prosser v Ricketts [2024] UKUT 264 (LC), the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber (UT) had to decide whether barristers’ chambers rooms should be treated as a collective, single unit for business rates purposes,...more

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Can a term be implied into a UK lease so that it makes business sense?

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In the recent case of Rail for London v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hackney, the UK High Court considered what happens when the express terms of a lease do not reflect the wider business context....more

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MEES, The Next Chapter: Plotting Residential Real Estate’s Route to Net Zero

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MEES Regulations have meant that since 1 April 2020 landlords of residential property have been prohibited from letting out properties below a minimum EPC rating of E unless they have registered an exemption. With the last...more

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Interpretation: if you ask 100 lawyers...

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English lawyers often take pride in the certainty afforded to commercial parties who chose English law to govern their contracts. In many respects, this faith is well placed. But is it becoming increasingly hard to predict...more

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10 things you should know about lease agreements in Germany / England & Wales

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German civil law differentiates between residential and commercial leases (Mietvertrag) and leaseholds (Pachtvertrag). Residential or commercial leases are more common than leaseholds: they grant the tenant a right to use the...more

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How can a landlord recover possession of business premises so that it can occupy for its own business?

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You are a landlord of business premises. You have owned the premises for more than five years. You have granted a lease of your premises to T, which is protected by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954....more

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Letting agents: anti-money laundering requirements

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On 10 January 2020, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came into force. As a result, letting agents are now supervised by HMRC for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing...more

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Don’t take it personally: Is the benefit of an agreement for lease personal to the landlord?

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In Bella Italia Restaurants Limited v Stane Park Limited, Bella Italia had entered into a conditional agreement for lease with its prospective landlord, the Trustees of the Churchmanor Pension Scheme....more

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