Commercial Landlords be wary – agreeing to alterations produces problems.
It is not enough for a landlord to have a well written lease which imposes multiple obligations and penalties on a tenant. The landlord must...
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Brexit: maddening but not frustrating when it comes to contracts
Brexit may be maddening for business, communities and even the politicians in the thick of it, but in all the uncertainty, one thing seems certain,...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyAre we witnessing the death of the UK high street?
Since the turn of the century, people’s shopping habits have changed dramatically and high street shops have struggled to change with them. More and more...
Matthew Winterbottom
SolicitorResidential properties owned by companies – ATED – Annual Tax...
ATED is an annual tax payable mainly by companies that own UK residential property. Until 1 April 2016, ATED was only applicable to residential properties...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyWhen is a door not a door? – When it’s...
When is an accessway not an accessway? When it looks like an access but you have no rights to actually use it. It is not...
Tamzin Mandelli
Partner, Commercial PropertyGive it up! Give it up! Baby, Give it up!
No-one has a crystal ball that can definitively tell them what the future holds. Every decision is a risk to a greater or lesser degree....
Tamzin Mandelli
Partner, Commercial PropertyRICS Service Charge Code: changes ahead
Services charges can all too often become a source of contention between landlords and tenants. To assist with the process of administering the service charge...
Anne Bridger
Senior Solicitor, Commercial PropertyA “takeaway” from Prezzo
Prezzo held a sub-lease of a ground floor and basement restaurant. In the lease, Prezzo’s landlord covenanted to “insure the premises in accordance with its...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyWhen is a licence a lease?
It is often the case that owners of commercial property want to allow occupation of their property on an informal basis, without the time and...
Celia Watts
Consultant, Commercial PropertyIs garden land residential property?
This is a question that has excised property lawyers and tax consultants for some time, so what is the answer to selling garden land? There...
