Insights

Sweeper clauses are designed to help landlords recover unexpected property maintenance or repair costs.

The idea of rental auctions for high-street properties was announced back in 2022 but will finally be progressed in the summer of 2024.

Most tenants of residential premises benefit from protection against excessive service charges under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

An important decision regarding tenancy deposits taken with respect to assured shorthold tenancies ('AST')

Terminating tenancies and recovering possession of a property can be challenging.

There are different procedures for renewal of a lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, depending on whether the landlord or the tenant starts the process.

Serving a break notice to end a lease early is common in the world of commercial leasing, but it is imperative that a valid break notice is served.

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) is failing in many buildings. It is currently making the news headlines, not least because it affects several buildings maintainable at public expense.

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations were introduced to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of their properties.

Nyree Applegarth, Partner and Head of Property Litigation, looks at what green leases mean to landlords and tenants

It was only a matter of time before the courts would be invited to consider whether a leaseholder was entitled to refuse to pay service charges.

A service charge case which once again serves as a reminder of the importance of being precise when drafting lease provisions that deal with the demise of a property.