What is the Renters’ Reform Bill? In its 2019 manifesto, the Government promised a “better deal for renters”, to include abolishing ‘no fault evictions’ and only requiring one ‘lifetime deposit’ to move with the tenant. The manifesto pledged to protect tenants from revenge evictions and rogue landlords, and to strengthen ‘good’ landlord’s rights of repossession. […]
Recently we considered what the future of the residential market may be, given the various Covid related (and non-Covid related) factors currently affecting the property market. On various news sites in recent days, there has been speculation about the future of the “office” as a physical entity. Particularly in the light of changing work behaviour […]
This article will be of interest to landlords in the residential property sector. It provides a summary of the Tenant Fees Act 2019, which became law on 12 February this year. The Act is being implemented in two stages: on 1 June 2019 in part and then on 1 June 2020 in full. The Act […]
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Demolish or Reconstruct ground [s.30(1)(f)] to be considered by the Supreme Court – Part 1 S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd (Judgement [2017] EWHC 1670 QB appealed) was heard by the Supreme Court on 17 October 2018. The decision will have significant consequences and landlords and tenants across […]
One of the areas we get asked about from time to time by clients and enquirers are upward only rent reviews. These were very popular among landlords, for obvious reasons, during the 80’s and 90’s. The recent challenging trading environment for many retailers on the High Street as well as those operating in other commercial […]