Article contributed by Sarah Thompson-Copsey Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 - Opposing renewal under s30(1)(f) Man Limited v Back Inn Time Diner Limited [2023] EWHC 363 (Ch) [see transcript] ...
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Law Commission to Review Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part 2
Article contributed by Sarah Thompson-Copsey On 27 March 2023, as part of its Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, the government announced that “Because complex commercial leasing rules are holding back high streets, we will launch the Landlord and Tenant Act Review...
Lease Renewal Terms and Landlord’s Break Right
Article contributed by Sarah Thompson-Copsey Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 - Lease renewal terms and landlord’s break right B&M Retail Limited v HSBC Bank Pension Trust (UK) Limited (unreported, CC, 3 March 2023) [see attached transcript] Summary ...
How To Do a Rent Review – Part 2
Article contributed by Michael Lever This series is not intended as a substitute for specific advice. There are few legal references to avoid too much technical content, but the content is accurate to date. Specific problems need particular attention, and as every...
Notice To Quit Oral Periodic Tenancy
Article contributed by Sarah Thompson-Copsey Validity of notice to quit addressed to previous tenant O G Thomas Amaethyddiath v Turner & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1446 Bailii link: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/1446.html Summary A notice...
Option To Call for New Lease Terminated for Breach
Article contributed by Sarah Thompson-Copsey Relief from forfeiture granted Hush Brasseries Ltd v RLUKREF Nominees (UK) One Ltd and another [2022] EWHC 3018 (Ch) Bailii link: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2022/3018.html Summary ...
Leasehold Service Charges
Article contributed by Ashley Pratt, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers Fairness vs certainty. Leasehold service charges. Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd (a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands) v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023] UKSC 2 Where...
How To Do a Rent Review – Part 1
Article contributed by Michael Lever By way of introduction, I established my practice in 1975 primarily to escape from the politics of a general practice partnership in which I was the only equity partner not qualified by examination. Subsequently, I decided to...
OG Thomas Amaethyddiaeth Cyf v Turner 2022 EWCA Civ 1446
Article contributed by Charlotte Brasher Bailii link: O G Thomas Amaethyddiaeth CYF & Anor v Turner & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1446 (03 November 2022) (bailii.org) Summary The importance of absolute compliance when serving notices has been reinforced in a case...
Commercial Leases – Rent Arrears
Article contributed by Jenny Standfast Effect of the coronavirus pandemic on a commercial tenant's obligation to pay rent The joined appeals of Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited v Cine-UK Limited and London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse...