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Property Development Articles

Long Leaseholders: Modifying Restrictive Covenants
A restrictive covenant may be amended if it does not secure any practical benefit to the benefitting party. In this case, the financial effect of the restrictive covenant was the primary way in which benefit [...]

Ruling on Practical Completion of Construction Contracts
Court takes pragmatic approach in its first consideration of Practical Completion in construction contracts for 50 years.

Climate Change Mitigation has become a Planning Consideration
The High Court has put climate change considerations firmly on the map by clearly stating that efforts to mitigate climate change, via optimal functioning of solar panels, are material considerations when it comes planning permission [...]

Sober Reading for Landowner Victims of Waste Dumping
The background to this case provides sober reading for any landowners of vacant sites. In this instance, around 2000 tonnes of waste including food and medical waste was deposited on Newark’s vacant land without [...]

Mortgage Default: Who May Buy the Property?
Anybody entrusted with selling property on the behalf of a lender can take comfort in the robust approach shown by the Court.

Successful Restrictive Covenant Modification in Cambridge
Barr Ellison acted in a successful application to modify a restrictive covenant for a developer which otherwise prevented their redevelopment of a site in Cambridge.

Strategies for Restrictive Covenants
Restrictive covenants can be a headache for developers who have otherwise found the perfect piece of land on which to carry out their dream development.

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.

Strategic Breach of Restrictive Covenants by Developer
A Court of Appeal decision serves as a warning to developers of the dangers of proceeding with developments in breach of a restrictive covenant.

Ready, Set, Complete
It is a strict requirement that a party needs to be in compliance with all conditions precedent before serving a notice to complete a property transaction.