The Technology and Construction Court has delivered a series of High Court judgments (in Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd; and LDC (Portfolio One) Ltd v George Downing Construction Ltd and European Sheeting Ltd) in...more
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Limited v Blacks Limited, a service charge dispute which has been going through the Courts for over 3 years....more
The Building Safety Act 2022 imposes new safety duties on building owners and landlords and new liabilities for non-compliance. When landed with a bill for remedial works, landlords must now also look to the restrictions on...more
This is a very high level guide based on the current draft of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill published on 9 November 2021. It is not intended to be exhaustive and the legislation may well be amended during its passage...more
A further judgment has been handed down in respect of COVID-19 rent arrears. Implied terms, failure of consideration and set-off, were all cited as reasons why the tenant ought not to pay its rent during periods of...more
The UK Government yesterday announced that it will proceed with the phasing out of temporary measures introduced to protect businesses from creditor action during the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst also announcing new measures to...more
The Fire Safety Act 2021 received Royal Assent at the end of last week. What the Act lacks in size (it’s only four sections long), it makes up for in the controversy it caused during its passage through Parliament. Its...more
Last week, Robert Jenrick, the housing minister, announced a new industry wide levy and tax to "contribute to righting the wrongs of the past". Rightly or wrongly, the development industry is being singled out to foot part of...more
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment today in an eagerly awaited case on restrictive covenants and affordable housing. It is the first time that the Supreme Court has considered a case on the modification of restrictive...more
It will not have escaped the attention of anyone in the real estate industry that today is the March quarter day. For many landlords and occupiers, the immediate focus will be on rent payments due today and the media are...more
The old saying goes “if you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile”, but the Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that an independent expert appointed by parties to make a binding determination in relation to their dispute is not...more
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The High Court has today handed down judgment in the closely watched case of Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Limited and others v European Medicines Agency. ...more
On 21 December 2018 the government’s promised ban on the use of aluminium composite (ACM) cladding on residential buildings came into force....more
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This one will come as no surprise. Even before 2019 got truly underway, we saw the news of HMV’s (second) administration as the effects of a sluggish Christmas...more
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
There was much fanfare when Chelsea Football Club secured planning permission for redevelopment of Stamford Bridge last year. However, one family’s fight against the new stadium’s impact on its right to light had the...more