Rent suspension clauses and business lease renewals
Ben Tarrant considers the county court decision of WH Smith Retail Holdings Limited v Commerz Real Investmentgesellshaft MBH (April 2021), the first reported case looking at pandemic rent suspension clauses and business lease renewals.
Challenging claims of rent arrears post Covid-19
Kate Andrews looks at some novel defences to an application for rents payable under a lease of commercial premises in the case of Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbH v TFS Stores Limited [2021] EWHC 863 (Ch).
Is your firm operating digitally?
With most firms moving to some form of agile working, Bronwyn Townsend, Senior Marketing Manager at InfoTrack, looks at the spectrum of technology solutions that can help firms to operate digitally.
Cloud technology promotes more agility for conveyancing firms
Bronwyn Townsend, Senior Marketing Manager at InfoTrack, considers how technology can assist conveyancers with high volumes of work while social distancing restrictions are still in place
Disrepair or structural defect - what if works address both?
Jennifer Meech considers the recent Court of Appeal decision in The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House [2021] EWCA Civ 431 and the implications that it may have for landlords and tenants of ex-local authority housing.
Commercial service charges – when are they reasonable?
Service after death: solving a dilemma for property notices
A new lease of life: residential leasehold and commonhold reform
Managing client expectations around the stamp duty holiday deadline
Friends with benefits? Identifying beneficial owners in complex structures
Rent concessions during the pandemic: considerations for commercial landlords
Rights of entry – or to a quiet life?
How’s it looking? Grounds for refusing planning consent
Good covenants make good neighbours – objecting to landlord consent for another flat’s alterations
Court of Appeal overlooks the case of Fearn & Others
