Mar 29, 2022 | Business Law, Commercial Property, Landlord & Tenant
Generally speaking, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 provides ‘security of tenure’ to business tenants. But what does this mean? Under the Act, commercial tenants – if the lease is “inside the Act” – have the right to renew the lease when it ends and the ability...
Mar 22, 2022 | Landlord & Tenant
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 governs the various rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants of residential property tenancies. Prior to this date, there were no assured shorthold tenancy agreements, only regulated tenancies. Regulated tenancies had...
May 26, 2021 | Covid-19 News, Landlord & Tenant
Commercial landlords will be relieved to learn that in recent weeks, the High Court handed down two landmark judgments, finding in favour of the landlord in both instances, in disputes concerning non-payment of rent by commercial tenants during the Covid-19 pandemic....
Aug 20, 2019 | Landlord & Tenant
An absent freeholder can cause a number of problems for tenants in the building. The most common ones are: (1) Management of the building; (2) Selling of the leasehold property; and (3) The need for a new lease or lease extension. Fortunately, there is legislation...
