Share your views: Model lease for shared ownership
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is seeking feedback on its model lease for shared ownership.
Commercial eviction ban extended until 31 March 2021
Following the end of the second national lockdown in England on 2 December, the government announced a further extension to the moratorium on forfeiture of commercial business property until 31 March 2021.
Eviction notice period doubled
The government has extended the notice period for tenants facing eviction from three months to six.
Eviction stay extended until September 2020
The government has announced that the stay on evictions has been extended until 20 September 2020.
Features and opinion
Rent concessions during the pandemic: considerations for commercial landlords
Following the government’s ban on evictions of commercial tenants during the pandemic, Peter Robinson looks at what commercial landlords should consider when making concessions on rent and service charge
From time to Tyne
Georgia Jones provides a back to basics guide to Tyneside flat lease arrangements, and what you need to know if you are acting on the sale or purchase of a Tyneside flat
Lock and quay
Ibraheem Dulmeer and Justin Bates look at a recent Upper Tribunal case involving the application of service charges at the Docklands development, No.1 West India Quay
Look before you lease
Lockdown has presented unprecedented challenges for both landlords and tenants. Nikki Bensoor looks at the impact on commercial lease arrangements, now and in the future
Great demand
What should a leaseholder do if they receive a service charge demand which they think is unreasonable? Mark Loveday and Ibraheem Dulmeer provide a simple guide
Environmental cost
From April 2020, it will be unlawful to continue to let a residential property with an energy performance certificate rating below E. Warren Gordon provides a timely update on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
