New AST Regulations Set to Bite Landlords, Again
The government’s assault on private landlords continues with the implementation of the snappily entitled Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015. Landlords...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial Property
The Art of Tenant Repair
Most leases contain repairing obligations for tenants in some form or another which are likely to extend to replacement of fixtures, fittings or parts of...
Gaenor Thomas
Associate, Commercial Property
Supreme Court: Marks and Spencer £1.1m rent claim decision
Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Limited The eagerly awaited Supreme Court judgment in the dispute between M&S and...
Anne Bridger
Senior Solicitor, Commercial Property
Council pays the price for incorrect local search result
In the recent case of Chesterton Commercial (Oxon) Ltd v Oxfordshire County Council, the High Court held that a local authority (LA) was liable to...
Anne Bridger
Senior Solicitor, Commercial Property
Retail Beware: A new proposal for shopping on Sunday
At the moment, shops and retail in England and Wales over 280 sq m can only open between the hours of 10.00am and 6.00pm, for a...
Gaenor Thomas
Associate, Commercial Property