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Commercial Property Team
Lucy HarrisonCommercial Property Associate
Rosie HillCommercial Property Solicitor
Sophie HarrimanCommercial Property Solicitor
Elizabeth Deyong Commercial Property & Senior Partner
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Obstacles to Recovery of Possession from Residential Tenants
The government is keen to afford residential tenants greater security and the increasing obstacles to service of a Section 21 Notice appear directed at this. There is now a consultation upon removing the blanket [...]
A Tenant’s Right to Quiet Enjoyment – What a Developer Landlord Needs to Know
It is always preferable for leases to contain express reservations to alter, build and erect scaffolding in favour of a landlord who might want to develop at some point in the future.
Acid Test for Landlords Opposing Business Lease Renewal
When opposing the grant of a new tenancy, the Supreme Court has introduced an additional “acid test” for landlords in relation to reconstruction work as a reason to oppose the grant of a new tenancy. [...]
Contrived Redevelopment Scheme to Oppose New Tenancy
The Supreme Court held that the landlord’s intention to demolish or reconstruct must be independent of the tenant’s claim for a new tenancy and not conditional upon it.
Leasehold Law Upheaval: Landlord’s Enforcement Covenants
In new leases, it will be prudent for landlords to ensure that any enforcement covenants are qualified by a reasonableness requirement, as determined by the landlord.
Speedier Eviction of Residential Tenants
Speedier Alternative to the County Court Bailiffs: there is an alternative and frequently quicker route once a County Court Possession Order has been obtained.
Landlords’ Buy to Let Hazard
A landlord is no longer be able to serve a Section 21 Notice at the start of the tenancy requiring the tenant to leave at the end. Of even greater concern are the retaliatory [...]