Thrashing out terms on statutory renewal – a hand over from judge to expert. Proceedings taken under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 have reached the stage where the only…
Is time running out for the institutional lease?. Your client plans to open a shop in the high street. The business plan is sound, but he is well aware that…
Offloading unwanted, over-rented office space. In a time of falling rental levels, for offices in particular, a tenant who is anxious to sublet may rue the day that he agreed…
Instant data on data centres. Out of the blue, your advice is sought on the letting of premises to be used as a data centre.
Brush up your heads of agreement. With the publication of the voluntary code of practice mentioned in PP 2002/198, many will agree with Mark Owen and John Martin of Pinsent…
Consultation paper – Contents – DTLR response to comments. With us for nearly half a century, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 has not surprisingly thrown up an unwelcome array…
Residence loses business link. Q Some nine years ago, we granted a 14-year, full-repairing lease of a shop with a flat above, the use of the flat being restricted to…
How things are done north of the border. Where do you go to find: a planning system just like ours; a purely contract-based regime for business lettings; the specific enforcement…
Getting Woolf working for you. Tactics for landlords dealing with an otherwise unopposed application for a statutory renewal of a business tenancy can be considerably sharpened by taking full advantage…
Some good news for landlords of business premises forming part of a building. That possession may one day be sought on the ground that the landlord intends to demolish or…
Business leases overview, May 2002. In a busy office, many law reform proposals can be safely put aside until such time as they come to fruition.
Only one lessee in the market. When it comes to disregards, there is a striking difference between: (a) the fixing of a rent at rent review; and (b) its determination…