Commercial Property News

• To Renew or Not to Renew…that is the question…

  • PostedNovember 10, 2016

  The premises from which a business operates are an integral part of a business’s day to day operation. This is particularly the case for businesses that rely on their location...

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• Can solicitors and estate agents who acted for a fradulent seller be liable to the buyer?

  • PostedNovember 10, 2016
  

  The High Court has recently considered the liability of solicitors and estate agents who acted for a fradulent seller. The buyer brought various claims against the estate agents and solicitors...

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• Private: No Entry! Unintended Rights of Way over Land

  • PostedNovember 3, 2016
  

  For a landowner, sometimes it is all too easy to overlook the informal use of their land by others, particularly if such use does not directly interfere with their own...

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• Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 – In or Out?

  • PostedJuly 13, 2016

  There have arguably been more pressing in/out decisions to make recently, however, the decision made at the negotiation stage as to whether a lease will be within or outside the security of tenure provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA) can have important consequences at the end of the lease term.

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• Commercial Lease Surrender – I Surrender! Or do I?

  • PostedMay 11, 2016

  The recent case of Padwick Properties Ltd v Punj Lloyd Ltd is a useful reminder of the traps when dealing with surrender either as a landlord or tenant.

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• The Companies Act 2006 in relation to substantial property transactions

  • PostedApril 13, 2016
  

  We have been working on a client matter that highlights the requirements of s190 of the Companies Act 2006 in relation to substantial property transactions that require members’ approval. This is something that should be remembered when a director or connected party is involved in a property transaction with the company.

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