Recent Commercial Property – Page 6
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Analysis
Pillar Denton Ltd v Jervis
The Court of Appeal considered whether rent due under a lease between the landlord and a company in administration should be deducted as an expense of the administration.
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Bywater Properties Investments LLP & Ors v Oswestry Town Council
Construing a rent review clause in a 1960s lease.
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Great distress
April sees the introduction of commercial rent arrears recovery, replacing the common law remedy of distress. But the new regime is significantly more limited in scope, and could spell real problems for commercial landlords. Warren Gordon explains
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Credit where it’s due
With tenant insolvency on the rise in the commercial sector, Simon Wood outlines the different potential approaches to dealing with an insolvent tenant, and examines the benefits and drawbacks of the various options
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Service industry
Roger Buston reviews an in-depth book on commercial and residential service charges, which successfully manages to pull together a number of often confusing threads of both regulation and case law to inform the busy practitioner
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Face value
The VAT treatment of a transfer of a business as a going concern is a tricky maze to navigate, with lots of pitfalls for the unwary. Marlon Appleton explains how it works in practice and how to avoid the most common mistakes
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Taking its toll
The Community Infrastructure Levy has been in force for over three years, but there are still concerns about its impact on both the costs of development and individual buyers, tenants and landlords. Warren Gordon explains
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End of the line
In a volatile market, flexibility is essential for business owners, including in terms of the premises from which they operate. Dalia Ross explains how to advise commercial tenants who may wish to terminate their leases early
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Holding the title
The City of London Law Society has just published the seventh edition of its certificate of title. Warren Gordon outlines the changes made in the new edition to make the certificate more user-friendly for solicitors
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Property in Practice December 2012
This edition features the Green Deal, differing approaches to the conveyancing process, consents and deeds in commercial property, acting on the purchase of prime London property, the TA6 form, break clauses and the Conveyancing Handbook
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Property in Practice June 2012
This edition features lenders panels, solar panels, new build purchase schemes, Japanese Knotweed, capital allowances, drains, commonhold, commercial landlord and tenant case law and the regulation of conveyancing
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Property in Practice March 2012
This edition features the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, regulation, commercial lease renewals, planning and the Localism Act, change of use, AML, capital allowances, service charge disputes, enforcement and flood risk