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Ian Quayle discusses an interesting recent case concerning an application for the landlord’s consent for alterations. Case name, reference and Bailii link - Messenex Property Investments Ltd v Lanark Square Ltd [2024] EWHC 89 (Ch) (23 January 2024)...
Robert Kelly discusses the recent case of Fosse Urban Projects Ltd v Whyte & Ors [2023] where another cynical breach by a developer was punished by the Upper Tribunal. Case Name and Bailii Link: Fosse Urban Projects Ltd v Whyte & Ors [2023] UKUT 286 (LC)...
Biodiversity Net Gain Tom Graham explores the implications of the recently introduced Biodiversity Net Gain legislation in the context of property development. Introduction After a long gestation period the new Biodiversity Net Gain rules came into effect on...
Mark Loveday looks at what practitioners can expect from the service charge provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill and some of the headline changes. Summary of Proposals The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was published on 27 November 2023[1]....
In the second instalment of his new series on lease renewals, Michael Lever focuses on the commercial lease renewal process, covering topics such as the expiration of contractual terms, notice periods, rent reviews, tenant's rights, landlord's considerations, and the...
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Topics this month: Adriatic Land 5 Limited v The Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point [2023] UKUT 271 (LC) - Ella Grodzinski - 39 Essex Chambers Ask the Expert - Mark Cairns, Rickards and Cleaver Solicitors Breaching a Covenant in Real Estate Developments - Robert...
Article contributed by James Warren, Off Mains Solutions To give the regulatory reform its full title, the Small Sewage Discharge General Binding Rules (GBRs), was released and made effective in England by DEFRA in January 2015. The reform is a pollution...
Ella Grodzinski examines the recent legal proceedings in the case of Adriatic Land 5 Limited v Leaseholders at Hippersley Point, highlighting its relevance to disputes involving high-risk properties, with a particular focus on residential service charges and the...
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