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Landlords – Beware New Electrical Safety Standards for the Private Rented Sector
Julia Mactear, a Legal Director in FSP’s Property Litigation department, provides an insight into the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”).
CRAR and CODE OF PRACTICE
Mark Banham, Associate in the Property Litigation team, provides an update on commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR) and the latest press release from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government relating to a new and imminent code of practice for landlords and tenants.
COVID-19: Landlords’ enforcement options to be reduced further
**Updated 27 April** Mark Banham, head of the property litigation team, provides an update on new Government measures aiming to protect commercial tenants on the high street from landlords seeking to recover rent arrears by serving a statutory demand, filing a winding up petition or by using the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) procedure.
Coronavirus Act 2020 & CPR Practice Direction 51Z–Update on the measures to protect commercial tenants
Mark Banham, Associate in the property litigation team provides an update on the measures put in place by the Government and the Judiciary to protect commercial tenants from forfeiture and possession proceedings up to 30 June 2020.
Moratorium on possession for commercial tenants
Mark Banham, Associate in the property litigation department considers the government’s decision to extend the moratorium on possession action to commercial tenants.
No-fault evictions: Time is ticking…
Did you know that the law on no-fault evictions could be changing soon? Do you need to get your property back this year? You may wish to act now.
The Power of Electronic Signatures
In a recent County Court case, Neocleous v Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch), the court considered for the first time whether a land contract could be signed electronically.
Tenants’ fees sent packing
Mark Banham gives a summary of the new ban on tenants’ fees under the Tenants Fees Act 2019.
Saying goodbye to section 21?
Mark Banham, an Associate in this firm’s property litigation team, explains the government’s recent proposals…
Developers! Beware of Restrictive Covenants!
Julia Mactear of our property disputes team reviews the locally and nationally significant case of The Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v (1) Millgate Developments Limited and (2) Housing Solutions Limited. This case is an important Court of Appeal decision which examines whether a developer can apply to retrospectively modify restrictive covenants post development, on public interest grounds under s.84 Law of Property Act 1925.
2018: The Year of the Company Voluntary Arrangement (“CVA”)
Mark Banham, Associate in the Property Litigation team, explains the key features of a company voluntary arrangement (“CVA”) and considers the advantages and disadvantages of CVA’s and the tension that CVA’s often create between landlords and tenants.
New statutory duties concerning Tenants Associations from 1st November 2018
Mark Banham predicts that enhanced rights coming into force on 1st November will lead to more tenant’s associations seeking formal ‘recognition’ under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and landlords must be aware of their duties.