My tenant is proposing a CVA. What are my options?
“A net 1,123 stores disappeared from Britain’s top 500 high streets in the first six months of the year, according to the accountancy firm PwC.” With growing uncertainty in the
Will I have to spend a lot of money making my commercial properties “energy efficient” and bringing them up to scratch?
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations”) are intended to improve the energy efficiency of residential and commercial privately rented properties. For commercial property,
STAMP DUTY LAND TAX – FIRST TIME BUYERS’ RELIEF EXTENDED FOR SHARED OWNERSHIP
No doubt you will have seen one of the headlines from the Chancellor’s budget on 29 October 2018 is that first time buyers’ relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”)
HELP TO BUY ISAs FOR SHARED OWNERSHIP PURCHASES
The government’s Help to Buy ISA savings scheme has been around for a few years but in this note we look to clear up the confusion of if, how, and
Not such a welcome relief!
This may well be the feeling of many commercial landlords when faced with an application for relief from forfeiture by their commercial tenant. Particularly since the landlord may have already
Brexit impact on the Housing Market
Following the vote to leave there was the almost obligatory reporting from estate agents that there was a sharp drop in buyer interest and it would have been easy to
Today the Supreme Court issued the eagerly awaited judgement in the Marks and Spencer v BNP Paribas case.
In this case, a landlord granted to M&S a lease from 2006 to 2018. The rent was substantial, and the lease included a car park licence fee, a service charge
Waiving Goodbye to Breaches of the Lease
Introduction Overview of the principle of waiver of the right to forfeit a commercial lease. Still a significant amount of uncertainty. So what is waiver? Lease sets out what the
Choose Your Words Carefully: Arnold V Britton And Others 2015
“The case of Arnold v Britton and others [2015] is the type of case which, some might say, could well give the Law the reputation of being an “Ass”. Arnold
“Better the devil you know” …in the property investment?
As residential property management continues to be more regulated, many landlord clients are seeking to diversify their portfolios and invest in commercial property, particulars with current rate of returns. The
Controversial ‘right to rent’ scheme to be rolled out across the Country
Immigration check rules are still being piloted in the Midlands where a landlord must make checks on a prospective tenant’s immigration status, if they fail to do so then action
The Government’s controversial Proposed Housing Bill and the ‘Right to Buy’
The Government’s proposed Housing Bill will give approximately 1.3million Housing Association Tenants the ‘Right to Buy’ their home. The Bill seeks to extend home ownership which forms a key part