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UK Court of Appeal: Service charge not payable for litigation costs

In 89 Holland Park (Management) Limited v Dell & Dell, the largest ever UK residential service charge dispute, the Court of Appeal has refused to allow a landlord to recover the legal costs of a dispute with its neighbour...more

UK COVID-19: Tenants are now out of time to trigger the arbitration scheme on COVID arrears

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022, which came into force on 24 March 2022, introduced a binding arbitration scheme to deal with arrears of commercial rents which accrued during the pandemic, referred to in the Act as...more

UK COVID-19: Government introduces mandatory arbitration scheme for pandemic rent arrears

The government has introduced to Parliament draft new legislation in the form of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill which will establish a binding arbitration process for commercial landlords and tenants who have been...more

The UK High Court considers the impact of COVID-19 on rent assessment in lease renewal proceedings

In S. Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Limited [2021] the High Court had to determine a number of issues including, importantly, what rent would be payable by the tenant under the terms of its renewal leases of...more

UK COVID-19: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill - New tenant/debtor protections unveiled

Long awaited insolvency reforms in the UK, plus the government’s COVID-19 proposals on the use of statutory demands – and much more....more

UK COVID-19: Back to the workplace – stay alert

Boris Johnson has now changed the focus from staying at home to staying alert.  What does this mean for landlords who need to create a COVID-safe environment? How does this look in practice?  And who pays?...more

Coronavirus UK – has your tenant asked for a concession?

In Boris Johnson’s first daily coronavirus update yesterday, he urged the general public to stop “non-essential contact” and “all unnecessary travel“, and to avoid social venues including “pubs, clubs and theatres“....more

Mistakes in notices: useful guidance from the Court of Appeal

Earlier this month the Court of Appeal decided the case of Captain Nigel Crighton Pease v Jeffrey William Carter and Louise Mary Carter. The case concerned whether statutory notices of proceedings for possession, served under...more

Noisy works: a useful reminder for landlords

When a landlord is carrying out works it is usually impossible to avoid some level of disturbance to tenants.  On that basis, previous case law has made clear that a landlord carrying out works will need to take “all...more

Confirmation from the Court of Appeal: Exercising CRAR will waive a right to forfeit

In an earlier blog we discussed the High Court decision in the case of Thirunavukkrasu v Brar & Brar. The High Court confirmed that taking action pursuant to the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery regime (CRAR) would amount to...more

Opposing a lease renewal on redevelopment grounds – a helpful case for landlords

The case of London Kendal Street No3 Limited v Daejan Investments Limited (2019) provides some useful guidance on what a landlord needs to show in order to successfully oppose a tenant’s right to renew its tenancy on the...more

A landlord’s intention to redevelop – breaking news from the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the case of S Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd in the most important 1954 Act case for decades. ...more

Tenant insolvency - Is there merit in a further moratorium?

The recent spate of high-profile company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), including those of BHS, Store 21 and more recently Love Coffee, The Food Retailer Group and Blue Inc, has placed this corporate rescue tool back in the...more

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