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Questions around the proposed arbitration process for coronavirus rent arrears

The following Property Disputes news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Questions around the proposed arbitration process for coronavirus rent arrears

Discharge of restrictive covenant—original contracting parties (Father's Field Development Ltd v Namulas Pension Trustees Ltd)

The following Property Disputes news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Discharge of restrictive covenant—original contracting parties (Father's Field Development Ltd v Namulas Pension Trustees Ltd)

SDLT—no MDR for land with planning permission (Ladson Preston and AKA Developments v HMRC)

The following Private Client news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on SDLT—no MDR for land with planning permission (Ladson Preston and AKA Developments v HMRC)

A review of the position six months on from the Supreme Court’s decision in the FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case (FCA v Arch)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on A review of the position six months on from the Supreme Court’s decision in the FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case (FCA v Arch)

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Option agreements—the need for a long-stop date

Call options are frequently used by developers to secure a right to buy land if planning permission is obtained. Taking an option provides the...

Reversionary lease by reference

LR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title Number(s)LR2.1 Landlord's title number(s)[title numbers out of which this Lease is granted. Leave blank if not...

Deed of variation of lease

This DEED is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name] [of [insert address] OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [insert...

Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Second Edition)

The second edition of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions came into force on 1 June 2004 and these conditions are incorporated into many...

Practice notes

Insolvency—fixed charge receivership

Effect of appointmentA fixed charge receiver is appointed under a legal charge or mortgage and only has power to deal with and dispose of the charged...

19th May

Precedents

Licence to assign—new tenancy

DateD [date]Parties1[name of Landlord] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number] whose registered office is...

19th May

Precedents

Contract for sale—freehold vacant possession conditional on planning incorporating the Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Third Edition)

date [date]Parties1[name of Seller] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number] whose registered office is at]...

19th May

Practice notes

Concurrent and reversionary leases

There can be only one lease at a time giving a right to possession and occupation of property. Consequently, if a landlord subsequently grants a lease...

19th May

Practice notes

Insurance—non-vitiation (non-invalidation) clauses

Vitiation of an insurance policyAn insurance policy may be vitiated (or invalidated) if the insured:•misrepresents or fails to disclose any material...

19th May

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Tacit relocation in commercial leases in Scotland

In Scotland, at common law, a lease does not actually end on the specified expiry date (ish) unless:•either party gives correct and timeous...

Produced in partnership with Kenneth S Gerber of Mitchells Roberton 19th May

Scottish Law

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Guide to reviewing certificate of title

Guide to reviewing certificate of titleCoronavirus (COVID-19): The requirements to obtain an EPC before a property is sold or let can be difficult to...

19th May

Practice notes

Occupiers and overriding interests

Overriding interests are interests which are binding on property even though they are not shown on the register. They bind both the registered...

19th May

Practice notes

Tenant’s insurance issues—rent suspension

No suspension impliedA suspension of rent is not implied even where the tenant pays the cost of insurance. The tenant remains liable for the rent even...

19th May

Practice notes

Starter tenancies

A starter tenancy is an assured shorthold tenancy granted by a registered provider of social housing (RP) and is similar to a local authority...

19th May

Practice notes

Building Societies Association (BSA) Mortgage Instructions

The Building Societies Association (BSA) is a trade association which represents mutual lenders and deposit takers in the UK including all 45 UK...

19th May

Practice notes

Long leases—mortgage cure rights

A ‘mortgage cure’ clause (or ‘mortgagee protection’ clause) provides some protection to lenders in relation to the landlord’s rights to forfeit a...

19th May

Practice notes

Service charges in commercial property—summary of the third edition of the service charge code [Archived]

ARCHIVED: The third edition of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Code of Practice ‘Service charges in commercial property’ (and all...

19th May

Q&As

Company X has a first legal charge secured against a property. The second legal charge holder is in the process of issuing possession proceedings. If the second charge holder successfully obtains possession order, how will this effect Company X’s first legal charge? For example, will the second charge holder need to pay Company X before they can do anything with the property, ie sell the property?

In answering this Q&A, we have assumed that there is no inter-creditor agreement as between the first and second legal charge holders: such that no...

Produced in partnership with Christopher Snell of New Square Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Alterations outside the demise

In the absence of an express provision in the lease (which is rare), a landlord has an absolute right to refuse consent to alterations outside the...

19th May

Practice notes

Dealing with rights of pre-emption on transfer of property in Scotland

What is a pre-emption?A pre-emption is a type of option to purchase—historically the most common and arguably the least complex (at least in the form...

Produced in partnership with Stuart King of Blackadders and Melanie Ballantyne of Blackadders 19th May

Scottish Law

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Getting the Deal Through: Real Estate 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Real Estate 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Austria; Dominican...

24th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Mexico—Q&A guide

Real estate—Mexico—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Mexico published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Finland—Q&A guide

Real estate—Finland—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Finland published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Ireland—Q&A guide

Real estate—Ireland—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Ireland published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Indonesia—Q&A guide

Real estate—Indonesia—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Indonesia published as part of the...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Germany—Q&A guide

Real estate—Germany—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Germany published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—India—Q&A guide

Real estate—India—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in India published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Monaco—Q&A guide

Real estate—Monaco—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Monaco published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Switzerland—Q&A guide

Real estate—Switzerland—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Switzerland published as part of the...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Thailand—Q&A guide

Real estate—Thailand—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Thailand published as part of the...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Dominican Republic—Q&A guide

Real estate—Dominican Republic—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Dominican Republic published...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Vietnam—Q&A guide

Real estate—Vietnam—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Vietnam published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Austria—Q&A guide

Real estate—Austria—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Austria published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—England & Wales—Q&A guide

Real estate—England & Wales—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in United Kingdom - England & Wales...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Japan—Q&A guide

Real estate—Japan—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Japan published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Turkey—Q&A guide [Archived, 2020 edition]

Real estate—Turkey—Q&A guide [Archived, 2020 edition]This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Turkey published...

8th Jun

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Real estate—United Arab Emirates—Q&A guide

Real estate—United Arab Emirates—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in United Arab Emirates...

8th Jun

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Real estate—Spain—Q&A guide

Real estate—Spain—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Spain published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

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Real estate—Australia—Q&A guide

Real estate—Australia—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Australia published as part of the...

8th Jun

Practice notes

Real estate—Myanmar—Q&A guide

Real estate—Myanmar—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to real estate in Myanmar published as part of the Lexology...

8th Jun

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Questions around the proposed arbitration process for coronavirus rent arrears

Discharge of restrictive covenant—original contracting parties (Father's Field Development Ltd v Namulas Pension Trustees Ltd)

SDLT—no MDR for land with planning permission (Ladson Preston and AKA Developments v HMRC)

A review of the position six months on from the Supreme Court’s decision in the FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case (FCA v Arch)

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Option agreements—the need for a long-stop date

Reversionary lease by reference

Deed of variation of lease

Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Second Edition)

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