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A better deal for commercial tenants?

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Published on: 07 November 2017
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Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What are the changes?
  • Why are these changes needed?
  • What are the impacts of these changes?
  • What are the possible implications of the changes for a landlord, a tenant and a RICS member after a failure to comply with the proposed mandatory requirements?

Article summary

Property analysis: Claire Hitchman, associate in the property litigation team at Blake Morgan, scrutinises the new Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) mandatory requirements to ensure fair service charges to commercial tenants.

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