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The question as to what sort of organisations can be regarded as businesses came before the courts in a case involving a not-for-profit company which had failed to give the required notices to protect their tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. ...
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Following a recent case in which a dispute regarding a property owner’s right to light was unexpectedly dealt with by the granting of an injunction against a developer, a more recent case has offered guidance on how much compensation might be payable...
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On 1 October 2011, changes to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (normally called the Construction Act) came into force. These apply to all relevant contracts entered into from that date. The changes include: The removal of...
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The Information Commissioner's best practice guide for landlords - written to to assist them in complying with the Data Protection Act can be downloaded from the Information Commissioner’s website . The guide includes a checklist which is intended to...
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High Value Residential Property - Additional Tax Charges from April 2013 The Finance Bill 2013 was published on 11 December 2012. This draft legislation confirms that from April 2013 the following will apply: An Annual Residential Property Tax...
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This article also appears in the Retail Gazette. Click here to read the article.
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Businesses in financial difficulties are increasingly seeking ways of ridding themselves of extra costs and, in many cases, premises let in more promising economic times are viewed as a substantial and avoidable liability, especially for businesses which...
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Living ‘above the shop’ is quite common in the small business sector and where the premises are rented, the lease will cover both the business and residential parts of the property. However, the statutory basis for repossession is quite different...
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Prospective purchasers and vendors of land frequently wish to ‘lock in’ the other party to the deal and the means by which this is done will normally involve the prospective vendor either giving the prospective purchaser an option to purchase the...
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ANALYSIS OF THE COURT OF APPEAL’S DECISION IN THE CASE OF EARL CADOGAN v SPORTELLI This case concerned two aspects of valuing the premium/price that is payable upon the purchase of a freehold, whether collectively (i.e. on behalf of a block of...
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