Since 1st April 2018 Commercial Landlords have only been permitted to grant a new tenancy or extend or renew an existing tenancy if the property had a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of an E rating, unless a valid exemption is registered.
Since the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the issue of unsafe cladding on the external walls of buildings was pushed to the forefront and the Government has put in place new changes to Building Regulations to prevent the use of unsafe cladding....
Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) is a self-assessment tax paid on property purchases and is payable by everyone purchasing a residential or non-residential property in England and Northern Ireland, including overseas buyers, corporate bodies and...
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) holiday was announced on 8 th July 2020 to rejuvenate the property market. The holiday applies to residential property transactions by way of an increase in the first SDLT threshold from £125,000 to...
Very few people need to be reminded that the UK and the world are facing a challenge not seen in over 100 years with the threat of Covid-19. Governments are understandably treating this with a considerable degree of seriousness and are encouraging...
When purchasing a property, an enquiry a Solicitor will make is whether the property is in a Radon Affected Area. There are Radon hotspots all over the UK with more than 1% of properties in any given area affected by Radon. Radon is a naturally occurring...
Car parking is a contentious issue at the best of times. We have all witnessed tempers fray as one motorist swiftly pulls in to a space that another motorist had been patiently waiting to come free in a public car park. The other timeless classic-residents...
If you need to access a neighbour’s land to carry out repairs to your property then hopefully the adjoining land owner will simply grant you access in a neighbourly way. If, however, they will not give you access then contained within your title deeds...
One of the most common, but important, references to statutory legislation within commercial Leases is in respect of the exclusion of Sections 24 to 28 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954. It is extremely common to see reference to the exclusion of...
Professionals or businesses who own the premises from which they operate can benefit hugely from putting their commercial property into a self-invested pension pot (SIPP). Once in the SIPP the property can be let to the business at a market rent. The...
Japanese Knotweed has become one of the most talked about and prevalent issues in property transactions over recent years. The mere mention of the dreaded plant is enough to put buyers, sellers, lenders and conveyancers on edge. Not without just cause...
Tenants of commercial Leases must be extremely careful when exercising a break option under their Lease. Quite often the break clause in the Lease is drafted heavily in favour of the landlord and the break clause itself is conditional on certain...
Connected or still on hold? The Digital Economy Act 2017 (the “ New Act ”) has brought a much needed revision to the archaic and overcomplicated Electronic Communications Code 1984 (the “ Old Act ”). The New Act will...