The first months of the year can be difficult for those who struggle to pay their rent. In this month’s column, we offer advice to landlords and tenants who are trying to recover rent arrears… My advice for tenants It might sound obvious, but if you can’t pay your rent, Read more…
Tenants entering a new lease should pay careful attention to the extent of the repairing liability imposed on them. Most leases will expect the tenant to keep the Property in good repair and failure to abide with this obligation could result in then making significant dilapidation payments. When negotiating the Read more…
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations, 2015 have recently been passed by the government and will come into force on 1 April 2016. The Regulations impose minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) on commercial and domestic premises. The Regulations require that all commercial premises have a minimum Read more…
Landlords will breathe a sigh of relief following a recent Court of Appeal judgement. In this case, the tenant had exercised a break clause, ending the lease early. It sought a refund of parts of payments it had made in advance for rent, service charge, car parking and insurance charges, Read more…
This month’s commercial property update highlights the practical issues that a tenant should consider when exercising a break clause in a commercial lease. What is a break clause? A break clause can be included in a fixed-term lease allowing either the tenant or landlord to terminate the lease early. Exercising Read more…