Demystifying overage

What is “overage” all about? Michael Higgin helps landowners who are new to the topic to understand what it is and how it all works in practice.

In light of the worrying trends in the retail market, Michael Higgin considers how landlords can minimise the impact of tenant’s financial instability on landlord’s rental income.

A look at turnover rents – when they are used, how they work and what the pitfalls might be.

Katie Wiesendanger discusses the ‘ground-rent scandal’ and the government’s proposals to tackle the issue.

When is a licence actually a lease? Dean Bickford from our Commercial Property team considers the consequences of a licence to occupy actually being a lease.

James Burgess, a partner in our commercial property team, examines the upcoming change in the treatment of main residences for the purpose of the 3% SDLT surcharge.

Joanna Stepien, a solicitor in the Commercial Property Team considers the public’s common law right to pass over highways.

Richard Higgs, partner in our Commercial Property Team, considers the applicability of the Private Residence Relief for Capital Gains Tax to a sale of garden land where the house is retained.

Michael Higgin comments on the case of Cooper Estates Strategic Land v Wiltshire Council. Landowners and developers will be pleased by the outcome, which puts sensible limits on the ability to designate land as a Town or Village Green.

Kelsie Essenhigh gives an overview of the two schemes of legislation that apply to tenanted agricultural land, and the features of and differences between the two different types of tenancy.

In this final instalment our commercial property partner Michael Higgin explains how dilapidations claims are pursued and whether a tenant might do the required repair works or not. 

In this second of three instalments our commercial property partner Michael Higgin explains Schedules of Dilapidations and how forfeiture for disrepair might occur.