Blog archive: March, 2019
MEES & domestic property
The Government amended regulations during the course of 2019 following a consultation process carried out in December 2017, by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS) in respect of amendments to The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 for domestic properties. The consultation was to seek views on imposing …
MEES & domestic property
When not to go to court – dilapidations update
A recent case provided an opportunity for the High Court to confirm the correct approach to assessing damages where a landlord has undertaken some but not all the repair works required under a lease. In short, Car Giant leased units to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (“Hammersmith”) under full repairing leases which came …
When not to go to court – dilapidations update
A reminder on ASTS
It’s important to remember when buying a property, subject to a tenant (an assured shorthold tenant (AST)) that the Right to Rent Regulations have been complied with. These regulations require certain checks to be carried out by a landlord, before granting a tenancy. These include supplying an energy performance certificate, a gas safety certificate and …
A reminder on ASTS
If you are a landlord or you are buying a property with a tenant, it is important to consider the issue of succession. Where a tenant is protected by the Rent Act 1977, the landlord may well be burdened with a tenant for a number of years. It is not uncommon for a buyer to …
The death of a tenant may not mean the end of the tenancy
Brexit frustration
Following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the medicines regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), decided to relocate from its Canary Wharf premises to Amsterdam. The EMA tried to bring their lease at to an end, maintaining that the 25 year lease, granted in October 2014, would be ‘frustrated’ by the potential withdrawal of …
Brexit frustration
Make Hay Whilst the Sterling is Weak
There is no point sugar coating the fact that potential buyers in the UK seem to be resting on their laurels right now when it comes to property investment. A combination of Brexit, fear of rising interest rates and general anxiety over economic conditions seems to be putting those buyers off for now. Bucking this …
Make Hay Whilst the Sterling is Weak
Warning: Probate fees increase
A controversial increase in probate application fees has moved a step closer to being introduced, after being narrowly approved at a parliamentary committee hearing earlier this month. The fee, which is currently £155 when using a solicitor and £215 when people apply directly, will now be applied on a sliding scale according to the value …
Warning: Probate fees increase
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- Melissa Menelaou Marketing and Events Executive
- Michael Lewis Partner, Property Disputes
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