Legal wrap: Fire safety, Covid rent arrears and skyscrapers vs groundscrapers

Welcome to your weekly round-up of the pick of the content published on EG Legal over the past seven days. This week, we have our latest On the Case podcast, this time looking at the unpaid rent claim involving cinema premises at the Trocadero Centre in London. In addition, we begin a series of three articles from lawyers at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP based on their report Skyscraper vs Groundscraper. Other topics range from certificates of lawful existing use or development to fire safety, plus plenty more below. Legal news On the Case: The blockbuster Covid rent arrears decision in Trocadero LISTEN Nick Trompeter QC of Selborne Chambers discusses the significant unpaid rent case Sheikh Mohammed banned from buying Windsor Great Park estate The ruling is part of a bitter legal battle between the sheikh and his ex-wife Legal features Planning and certificates of lawful existing use and development Stefanie Price and Jo Shakespeare consider the giving – and taking away – of CLEUDs Fire safety: change and uncertainty abound Paul Tonkin and Ben Willis round up the measures being taken to improve fire safety standards on high-rise buildings Government puts telecoms industry on hold again COMMENT A recent government consultation offers a glimpse of more upheaval ahead, writes Laura West Legal note: Seeking possession against guardians Elizabeth Dwomoh looks at issues that arose in a claim for possession against a property guardian Legal note: Contracts and the limits of corrective construction Stuart Pemble analyses the latest appellate authority on contractual interpretation Practice points Consultation requirements for qualifying works strict and sequential Collingwood and others v Carillon House Eastbourne Ltd Contrary indication precludes the operation of s62 of Law of Property Act 1925 Balsdon v Hine Case summaries Williams v Parmar and others Housing – Rent repayment order – House in multiple occupation Collingwood and others v Carillon House Eastbourne Ltd Landlord and tenant – Service charges – Consultation requirements Butcher and another v Pike and others Contract – Breach of warranty – Summary judgment   For more legal articles and to search our extensive archive, visit EG Legal    To send feedback, e-mail jess.harrold@eg.co.uk or tweet @EGPropertyNews