What is a headline rent?In a falling market, landlords frequently offer tenants financial inducements to take a lease in order to maintain the level...
The rule against derogation from grant applies in addition to any obligation of quiet enjoyment. It is not excluded by an express covenant for quiet...
A deed (such as a TR1) is valid and binding if the essential ingredients of execution as a deed, attestation and delivery as a deed are all present:...
Ownership, leasing or any other permitted use of land normally requires access to it to obtain the benefit of the land. The public are allowed to use...
What is merger?A lease terminates as a result of merger when both the lease and the reversion of that lease become vested in the same person—see Rye v...
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...
Is the agreement a grazing licence or farm business tenancy?What is a grazing licence?A grazing licence is an agreement under which a landowner allows...
Defects in design, faulty installation or the use of inappropriate or inadequate materials when building a property can lead to significant problems...
LTA 1954—terms of the renewal leaseSTOP PRESS: A 12-month pilot scheme where unopposed lease renewals issued in the Central London County Court (CLCC)...
Commercial service charges—a practical lease negotiation guideLandlord’s service charge objectives The landlord’s main concern is to ensure that the...
CVAs—landlord issues and remediesWhat is a CVA?A company voluntary arrangement (CVA) is an arrangement between a company and its creditors, supervised...
Is the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 relevant in the context of a lease generally?The common law doctrine of privity of contract means...
Lease of whole—long at a premium of commercial premisesLR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title Number[s]LR2.1 Landlord's title number[s][title numbers...
A lease has been granted for a term of more than seven years and to take effect in two months' time, when the current lease expires. When should the...
Lease of part—offices LR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title Number(s)LR2.1 Landlord's title number(s)[insert title numbers out of which this lease is...
Should a licence to occupy be protected by a UN1 on the servient title or will it enjoy overriding status and not need noting?Nature of a licence to...
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