Clarity is restored on the status of held-over leases

Michael Higgin, Partner in the commercial property team, comments on the restoration of normality in cases where tenants holdover premises, the Court of Appeal decision in Erimus Housing.

James Burgess considers the impact of the recent amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 for rural communities. 

The Environment Agency has issued new guidelines for developers and landowners on managing this beguilingly pretty pest.  Michael Higgin from our commercial property team reports.

Many legal procedures and notices have timescales within which certain steps have to be carried out.  It is important to count the days correctly in these cases as Michael Higgin explains.

Claims by a landlord for compensation for disrepair of a property – known as dilapidations – are often contested nowadays.  Michael Higgin considers a recent case on the law of dilapidations.

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 has simplified part of the heritage protection system in England.  If you own or rent a listed building, Michael Higgin offers an overview of the new law.

Opponents of local development have in recent years had some success in thwarting development by applying for sites to be designated as village greens.  Is this about to change?

Our commercial property team considers the impact of the Energy Act 2011 on the owners of rental property .

Commercial property lawyer Michael Higgin looks at a recent case where an attempt to designate land as a highway failed because there was no way for the public to get to or from the land.

Insuring your property against the risk of flooding may become increasingly difficult to do.  Dean Bickford, a partner in our commercial property team, explains why.

We review a recent case on developer’s obligations to provide the data used for noise calculations for a wind turbine farm.

This quick guide explores the effect on a farming partnership of the death or retirement of a partner, and discusses the merits of putting in place a partnership agreement.