Leases
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Peaceable re-entry unlawful where lease requirements are not satisfied
The High Court has reviewed the requirements for forfeiting a lease in Cumbria Zoo Company Limited …
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High Court judge advises on excessive ground rent collection charges
Leaseholders advised to take care when setting charges
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Failing to consent to assign in time
Elizabeth Dwomoh looks at a case dealing with the reasonableness of a landlord’s conduct
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Disclaimer, restoration and a gap in the law
Mark Warwick QC, Rudi Ramdarshan and Jonathan Chan explore common law disclaimers of leases
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Did an occupier have a long lease, a periodic tenancy, or a tenancy at will?
Owners of properties affected by compulsory purchase for infrastructure or regeneration schemes…
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Tenants should consider excluding liability for costs that are disproportionate
Most leases enable landlords to recover the costs of tenant default. But what will the courts look…
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Tenancy creation with an overlap in the identities of landlords and tenants
It has long been established that a grantor cannot, by granting a lease to himself, make himself…
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Right to inspect register of members
Identifying the distinction between the covenants under a lease and the affairs of a company
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Implications of Covid-19 for Scottish commercial real estate
The Scottish and UK governments’ responses to the challenges facing the industry have much in common
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Interests in property must be granted to the correct entity
The case of Panton v Brophy considered who the lease of a boathouse should be vested in
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The assured tenancy trap
Philip Sheppard discusses the assured tenancy regime relating to long leaseholds