Please find below the latest blog posts from our Commercial Property team.
In March this year new rules were introduced that, effectively, halted property owners’ powers to obtain possession of residential and commercial property by way of Court proceedings. This Practice Direction (Practice Direction 51Z) was put in...
Living in an apartment block suits many people but it can bring its own challenges – not least the fact that you will be living very close to your neighbours. Friction can arise even among good neighbours and occasionally these issues can lead to legal...
Most commercial leases enable a landlord to terminate a lease by forfeiture if the tenant breaches its obligations. Once the right to forfeit the lease has arisen, if the landlord acts in such a way so as to treat the lease as continuing it can lose the...
I inherited a small farm in West Wales from an aunt four years ago. I live several hundred miles away, so I have not been there since I inherited. I’ve now heard that a family is living off the land there. How can I prevent these temporary occupiers...
The boom in AirBnB style lettings has given holiday-makers a great deal more choice, but it is causing some concerns for landlords who fear their tenants may be letting out their homes in breach of their lease. This is undoubtedly the case in many...
From 1st April commercial landlords in England and Wales will have to make sure their properties meet new regulations, or face sanctions. The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) MEES Regulations 2015 (“MEES”) are...
Regional law firm, JCP Solicitors, has advised a community sports centre in Swansea on a deal which has saved it from closure. Swansea Gymnastics Centre, has nurtured both Olympic and Commonwealth athletes, as well as young enthusiasts since 1977, was faced...
In this week’s Ask The Legal Expert blog, we get the latest specialist advice from our Property team: I want to sell my house, but where are my deeds? When you originally bought your house, after successfully being registered as the new owner of...
The increase in people deciding to act as executor and deal with a person’s estate without taking professional advice has meant claims at the High Court against executors for breach of their duty to a deceased’s estate have tripled in the last...
H M Land Registry has set up an alert system to help property owners protect themselves against property fraud. Property fraud can happen by fraudsters impersonating the registered owner or, the fraudsters can use forged documents to attempt to acquire...
In order to claim the relief it is important that the farmer lives in the farmhouse. More importantly the farmer must run/manage the farm from the farmhouse. It is possible therefore that if the farmer has retired and the land is let on grazing...
Many business owners look forward to the day when they can hang up their boots and sell their business. Maybe this will happen on retirement or when the business owner is looking for a new challenge. Selling your business is stressful and often...
What is a Business Lease? The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“the Act”) provides that leases of a fixed term of over 6 months or where the tenant has been in occupation for 12 months can gain protection from the Act. In order to gain protection...
The Green Deal is a Government initiative aiming to reduce energy consumption by encouraging property owners to install energy saving measures. It will relate, in the main, to older properties. The Green Deal can apply to both residential and commercial...
