Commercial Tenants – Always Seek Legal Advice Before Signing a Lease!
The terms of some commercial leases are more onerous than others and it is vital for tenants to seek professional advice before signing them.
Landlords
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Protected Agricultural Tenant Must Make Way for ‘New Town’ Development
A farmer whose tenancy was protected under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 was served with five notices to quit by his landlord.
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Licensing Houses in Multiple Occupation – Ignorance of the Law is No Defence
Landlords who fail to license houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) commit a serious criminal offence and can expect to be hit hard in the pocket.
Renting Out Your Home on Airbnb? Are You Sure You’re Entitled to Do So?
Tenants should take professional advice before renting out their homes to paying guests via Airbnb, Booking.com or other internet sites
Retailer Escapes Winding Up Petition in Unique COVID-19 Ruling
The COVID-19 crisis has heralded such an avalanche of emergency legislation that it cannot be passed into law quickly enough. In a unique insolvency case, the High Court blocked a commercial landlord from presenting a winding up petition against a high-street retailer.
Private Landlords – Leaving Everything Up to Letting Agents Has Its Risks!
Residential landlords who fail to meet their extensive legal obligations put themselves at risk of severe financial consequences and reliance on the advice of professional letting agents is no defence.
Secure Your Financial Interest In A Property By Getting Legal Advice
A man spent hundreds of thousands of pounds renovating a country property and a barn so he could use them for holiday lets. However, as he had not sought legal advice he lost all of the money because he had no long- term secure tenancy.
Houses of Multiple Occupancy – When is a Storey Not a Storey?
The definition of what comprises a storey of a building was to be found in the following case heard at the High Court and landlords of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) should heed the decision to avoid prosecution.
Supreme Court Rules On Landlords Liabilities For Repairs
A Supreme Court Ruling states that property landlords cannot be held responsible for repairs that they have no knowledge of, and any consequences of them.