25 June 2010 | Mark Weston
Dominion owned the leasehold to a shopping centre and they had an agreement with Debenhams under which Dominion would pay the retailer certain sums of money. Dominion was late in paying the second instalment....
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23 June 2010 | Shimon Shaw
No I'm not talking about the rise to 5% on high end residential property which kicks in next year. Rather this was a hidden change which will affect commercial property purchasers from 4 January 2011.
Pat...
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10 June 2010 | Shimon Shaw
As is reported in the Times this morning, it looks likely that insurance premium tax (IPT) is a prime canditate for an increase on 22 June. Nothing is confirmed (or denied) as yet.
The thinking behind...
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7 June 2010 | Richard John
The new coalition Government published a ‘coalition agreement’ on 20 May, which sets out what has been agreed so far between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
The following policy agreements...
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28 May 2010 | David Marsden
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published new Approved Documents for Parts F, J and L of Schedule 1 in the Building Regulations 2000. These changes will have an impact on the construction...
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24 May 2010 | Stephen Carew
A developer and its advisers should be aware of Redlawn Land Ltd v Cowley [2010] EWHC 766 (Ch) when taking an option over land. The case revolved around the date for determining the option price where...
20 May 2010 | Stephen Carew
Case law in relation to open spaces seems to be like buses. No sooner have we had the decision in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010), developers...
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22 April 2010 | Stephen Carew
Developers developing open spaces should be wary of a recent decision of the Supreme Court in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010). The decision...
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11 March 2010 | Shimon Shaw
The non-resident landlords scheme is a good example of a trap for the unwary.
Whenever a tenant pays rent to a landlord that is non-resident, or to a letting agent who then pays the rent to a non-resident...
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9 March 2010 | Mark Tempest
In Goldacre (Offices) Ltd v Nortel Networks UK Ltd (in administration) [2010] All ER (D) 54 (Jan), the respondent company held two long leases over properties of which the claimant was the landlord. During...
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