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Commercial tenants often need to carry out fit-out or other works to premises, but despite the restrictions in many commercial leases, the legal paperwork is sometimes ignored. This is a mistake. Getting the paperwork wrong, or ignoring it altogether, can hand a weapon to the landlord and could lead to protracted and expensive disputes down the line, sometimes involving extra remedial works, “unfair” rental uplifts, damages and - in drastic cases - forfeiture of the lease itself. Read more
The Law Commission (with a standing brief from the government to review areas of the law felt to be unsatisfactory) is currently inviting views on proposed changes to rights to light, which have been identified as causing “a disproportionately negative impact upon the potential for the development of land”. Read more
From 1 January 2015, it will become illegal to use any form of R22 to service or maintain any cooling system, so in due course, R22-guzzling systems will be unusable (legally!) and will either need to be converted to "cleaner" forms of propellant or (if conversion is not practical) need to be replaced entirely. Read more
Simon Bagg and Paul Hayes discuss situations when a Registered Provider should consult. Read more
Jonathan Ely discusses the government's newly announced planning initiatives designed to boost its free schools programme. Read more
Article about what constitutes a village green, and the new Growth and Infrastructure Bill. Read more
A recent decision has changed the way landlords have to consult in relation to variable service charges. Landlords need to amend their procedures to take this into account otherwise the amount of service charge recoverable will be capped at £250 in relation to each dwelling. Read more
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The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 gives long leaseholders the right to acquire the freehold of their house. There are a number of reasons why a leaseholder may wish to acquire the freehold. Read more
Most office leases contain specific provisions that prohibit refurbishment, alterations or fit-out works - without the prior consent of the landlord. So what happens if a corporate occupier carries out work without consent? Read more
You will be forgiven for thinking that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (“CRC”) scheme originally introduced by the Labour government is a less of a priority for the current coalition government. Certainly the initial CRC excitement has died down and it appears to be further down the agenda in terms of importance. However, the coalition government has reiterated its commitment to the CRC scheme albeit in a more simplified and focused way. Read more
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