Property

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12 Mar 2012

Commercial property update

Magnus Hassett, Laura Williamson and Katherine Ekers consider the implications of the dilapidations protocol, break clauses, business rates relief and the meaning of 'unreasonable withholding of consent' in leases

5 Mar 2012

Validity of estate rentcharges 'does not depend on reasonableness'

The validity of an estate rentcharge does not depend “on the reasonableness of the amount calculated from time to time” for service charges, Lord Justice Mummery has said.

13 Feb 2012

Uncertain terms

Mark Pawlowski explores the possibility that a contractual licence could be granted instead of an equitable lease

29 Nov 2011

Legal wonderland

The Supreme Court's decision to use an ancient rule to get a fair outcome in Mexfield has important implications for all types of tenants, says Ben Chataway

5 Sept 2011

Harvest festival

Now that there is guidance on how the Good Harvest decision should be applied, the position for parties entering into leases is clear, says Siobhan Jones

30 Aug 2011

Thornhill defends magistrates' riot sentencing

John Thornhill, chairman of the Magistrates Association, has denied claims by the Prison Governors Association (PGA) that lay magistrates were caught up in a “feeding frenzy” of disproportionate sentencing in the wake of the riots.

8 Aug 2011

Off the wall

As it ruled that plaster formed part of the walls – and therefore of the structure - of a demised property, the Court of Appeal has provided a clear answer as to the extent of landlords' repair liabilities, say Peter Barrett and Julian Sidoli del Ceno

8 Aug 2011

Drawing up deeds of trust

Safeguarding the interests of individuals who have helped fund a property purchase should be a matter of principle, says John Coulter