Tenant

With nearly 300 nightclubs closed, Neil Burridge explains why landlords and tenants should seek dilapidations advice.

Recently, we received a number of instructions to explore and negotiate an early surrender of various commercial leases.

Over The Wall, a UK children’s charity has signed a forty-year lease with the Moravian Union to occupy the former Ockbrook School as its new headquarters and national location. From this location, Over The Wall will run its award-winning residential camps for seriously ill children and their families.

A recent BBC article stated that 2023 is on track to see the highest number of companies going bust since the financial crisis of 2009.

Subject to some limited exceptions, most commercial leases within England and Wales can be divided into two categories – those benefiting from the security of tenure provisions in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (‘The Act’) and those that have expressly been excluded from The Act.

As 2022 draws to a close, I reflect on the various cases I have been involved with over the last 12 months which have invariably been disputed, whether acting for Landlord or Tenant.

This on-demand webinar with Royds Withy King discusses the key dilapidations issues that need to be considered when moving out of properties.

We will be presenting at a webinar with Royds Withy King on dilapidations: the good, the bad and the ugly.

This webinar will look at the key dilapidations issues that need to be considered when moving out of properties.

During rent review negotiations, the rent review clause within the lease will dictate what the parties are to assume ‘hypothetically’ at that particular date. There will usually be common assumptions (vacant possession for example) and common disregards (tenants occupation for example).

Mediation of lease renewals can offer significant benefits over court proceedings and PACT