Don’t get trapped – mind the gap
In the fast moving world of commercial property, and in particular business leases, deals are struck quickly, money changes hands, a new occupier moves into...
Touché – A fencing easement
We lawyers often come across fencing covenants in transfer deeds and conveyances, both old and modern. They usually provide that one party promised to maintain...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyOverage – Case review
Burrows Investments v Ward Homes – Damages for ‘hypothetical bargain’ In this case, a developer in breach of an overage agreement has been held liable...
Tamzin Mandelli
Associate, Commercial PropertyMEES: Final Countdown – Commercial Properties
A reminder that from 1 April 2018, commercial property landlords granting new leases of energy inefficient properties could be liable for hefty fines of up...
Anne Bridger
Solicitor, Commercial PropertyInvesting in commercial property – The pros and cons compared...
Some investors will have been looking at commercial property, either for the first time or with a new eye as a result of the recent...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyCalling all tenants – Ideas for your Christmas list!
In the merry season of goodwill, and with landlords feeling wobbly as a result of the Brexit and 2017’s election (in addition to a glass...
Gaenor Thomas
Associate, Commercial PropertyAre you ready for a visit from Father Christmas?
Third party and occupiers’ liability is something which owners and occupiers of land and property should be aware of. Indeed landlords and tenants should see...
Gaenor Thomas
Associate, Commercial Property‘Not in my back yard!’ – There may be no...
Mobile phone usage has grown massively in the last two decades. There are six times as many phones in use as there were 20 years ago...
John Guthrie
Senior Solicitor, Commercial PropertyGoing Underground – Basement Excavations and Permitted Development Rights
Many planning authorities, particularly London boroughs, are having to deal with an increasing number of ‘digdowns’, as soaring house prices lead homeowners and developers to...
Anne Bridger
Solicitor, Commercial PropertyIs Feudalism Really a Thing of the Past?
Legislation aims to keep up with growth and changes in society. In consequence it can be extensive. We have seen 31 Acts passed onto the...