As businesses prepare for further amendments to the lockdown restrictions that have been in place since March 2020, commercial landlords and tenants continue to feel the impact of several new measures that have been implemented to provide a safety net to those hardest hit by COVID-19. In this article we seek to outline some of […]
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government guidance on social distancing has created a great deal of uncertainty for commercial landlords and tenants. As businesses are encouraged to operate remotely wherever possible – and many businesses in the hospitality sector are forced to shut their doors completely – many tenants are concerned that they will fall […]
Read moreSections 33 to 41 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (“DA 2015”) came into force on 1 October 2015. The provisions contain, amongst other things, restrictions as to how and when a notice served under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 can be served by landlords as a means of “ending” an assured shorthold tenancy […]
Read moreOn 16 March 2016, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered the 2016 Budget. Insofar as the buy-to-let market is concerned, it has been variously described as “a kick in the teeth for” and “an outright assault on” residential landlords. In the emergency Budget delivered in July 2015, the Chancellor had already announced that […]
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