Why Invest in Commercial Property?
The right type of property can be a good investment opportunity, whether it be residential or commercial. Commercial property generally offers more financial reward than...
Commercial Property - Page 8
The Duty to Update
Following the article on the Dangers of Non Disclosure in March 2016, the recent case of First Tower Trustees Limited –v- CDS (Superstores International) Limited...
Gaenor Thomas
Associate, Commercial PropertyMining, Sinkholes and Subsidence – Avoiding the Sinking Feeling of...
When buying a property in the South East many people will not think of mining or subsidence as a real risk. This is partly because...
John Guthrie
Partner, Commercial PropertyAirbnb: short term lets could result in a breach of...
Leaseholders who have taken advantage of Airbnb type short term lettings, may now be scrutinising their leases, following the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands...
Anne Bridger
Senior Solicitor, Commercial PropertyRight to Rent and Ban on Tenants’ Fees – A...
On 1 December new criminal penalties came into force for landlords who knowingly let their property to an illegal immigrant. “One Million Landlords at Risk...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyNew Requirements for Property Insurance – Disclosure of Risks
The Insurance Act 2015 changes the law in relation to insurance contracts (including ordinary buildings insurance, title indemnity insurance policies and environmental policies) entered into...
Gaenor Thomas
Associate, Commercial PropertyAcquiring business premises – a beginner’s guide
Business has been going well and it’s time to expand. Your spare room has served its purpose and you now want to find the perfect...
Tamzin Mandelli
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyBreak clauses – partitions and vacant possession
A break clause in a lease may only be exercised if any conditions attached to it have been satisfied. The clause will be strictly construed...
Anne Bridger
Senior Solicitor, Commercial Property‘Just give us a simple overage agreement’.
It’s strange how some phrases can haunt you over the years and the request to produce a simple, straightforward overage agreement crops up repeatedly. Overage...
John Guthrie
Partner, Commercial PropertySeller Beware
Following on from the article in the March edition regarding the dangers of non-disclosure, the idea of caveat emptor (buyer beware), with the buyer taking...
