UK, Service Charges, Landlords

Service Charge Obligations Do Not Include a Duty to Pay Inflated Insurance Commissions (Updated)

Mayer Brown on 7/7/2025

This reverberations from London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Limited [2025] EWHC 1247 (Ch) will be felt throughout the commercial property industry, and we predict it will contribute to a much needed...more

Service Charge Obligations Do Not Include a Duty to Pay Inflated Insurance Commissions

Mayer Brown on 6/26/2025

The reverberations from London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Limited [2025] EWHC 1247 (Ch) will be felt throughout the commercial property industry, and we predict it will contribute to a much needed...more

Briefcase - Quarterly Real Estate Update - September 2022

BCLP on 10/3/2022

In this September quarter edition, we cover: ..Oceanfill v Nuffield Health and Cannons Group - Restructuring lease liabilities; what’s the plan for guarantors? ..Dell and another v 89 Holland Park (Management) Ltd – ...more

Briefcase Quarterly Update: Key Real Estate Cases - December 2021

BCLP on 12/23/2021

Briefcase: Quarterly Real Estate Update - Cases and News including: ..London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas and others ..Terence James Macey v Pizza Express (Restaurants) Ltd ..Kensquare Ltd v Boakye...more

Landlords have freedom to decide how to apportion service charges between commercial tenants in McKinsey case

Hogan Lovells on 3/3/2021

The High Court has ruled that a landlord has authority to decide the “due proportion” of the service charge that is payable by each of its tenants. Criterion Buildings Ltd v McKinsey and Company Inc (UK) and another [2021]...more

A Conclusive Conclusion for Service Charge Certificates?

Hogan Lovells on 11/19/2020

In a case that will be welcomed by landlords, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a service charge statement was conclusive both as to the landlord’s costs and the scope of the services. ...more