Feb 16, 2023 Private residential landlords abandon the market - is the Renters Reform Bill the answer? By Jessica Waters The Times has today reported that a third of private residential landlords are likely to reduce the number of properties available for...
Feb 01, 2023 View hullabaloo! Tate Modern told that its viewing platform is a visual intrusion in landmark case By Markus Klempa On 1 February, judgment was handed down by the Supreme Court in the case of Fearn and others (Appellants) v Board of Trustees of the Tate...
Jan 27, 2023 First remediation order under new Building Safety Act - a taste of things to come By Gwilym Evans What is likely the first remediation contribution order that has been made under the new Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) was delivered...
Jan 27, 2023 What's new for real estate in 2023? By Jessica Waters The year ahead looks to be another interesting one for real estate. Our property disputes team led by Helen Wheddon looked at some recent...
Jan 23, 2023 "Pay now, argue later", says Supreme Court in latest service charge dispute By Markus Klempa The Supreme Court has handed down its much anticipated judgment in Sara Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023]...
Jul 19, 2022 As temperatures soar – are a (heat)wave of adverse weather claims soon to follow? By Kimberley Eyssell “Exceptionally adverse weather conditions”. Four words which for many conjure up images of torrential rain, deep snow and blisteringly...
Jul 14, 2022 Insolvency Service report concludes that landlords are, broadly speaking, equitably treated in CVAs By Matthew Padian For those who missed it the Insolvency Service published an excellent research report at the end of June which focuses on the treatment...
Jul 12, 2022 Retail tenant's head office loses out under the Covid-rent arbitration scheme By Markus Klempa In what appears to be one of the first published awards under the arbitration scheme introduced by the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act...
Jun 16, 2022 Government publishes A Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper By Alexandra Rusu Today, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities released the “A Fairer Private Rented Sector” white paper which our...
May 26, 2022 The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is set to tackle vacant high street premises - welcome intervention or an untimely interference? By Markus Klempa In March 2020 unprecedented restrictions were placed on a commercial landlord's ability to take action against its struggling tenant...
May 12, 2022 Government confirms plans to abolish non-fault evictions By Stephanie Newton The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has confirmed its intention to bring forward significant reform to the private...
Feb 09, 2022 (A)DR and NDR – The continuing encouragement of ADR and a change in acronym By Michael Frisby The frustrations of the judiciary occasioned by parties not utilising alternative dispute procedures in particular cases come ringing out...