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Monday 6th April 2020
On 9 January 2020, the Law Commission, further to their 2016 consultation, published their report on options to reduce premiums payable by flat owners (“tenants”) to their landlords to extend the term of their lease or buy their freehold interest.
The report discusses three potential reform options which centre upon how premiums are calculated with the overarching focus being to...
Monday 6th April 2020
In Barnaby v Johnson [2019] EWHC 3344 (Ch), the defendant challenged her mother’s Will on four different grounds. This is a risky strategy for success, especially if you are lacking in evidence…
Mrs Bascoe died in 2015. She had four children. Her surviving son is the Claimant, Mr Barnaby. Her surviving daughter is Mrs Johnson, the Defendant.
Mrs Bascoe left a Will dated 27 April...
Monday 6th April 2020
Unfortunately, given house prices and stricter mortgage requirements, many couples find that when they separate, they have to leave their family home in their joint names, with the person that has moved out of the property having to rent a separate property.
They may then look at selling their home when the children finish education or at a point in the future when the person remaining in the...
Monday 6th April 2020
SDLT is a tax on land transactions in England and Northern Ireland and has been with us for over 16 years – it replaced “stamp duty” which was a tax on documents. Scotland and Wales have their own land tax regimes. Some of the rules are extremely complex and even the Revenue have been known to get their guidance wrong.
A tax return and payment of the tax due on the...
Monday 6th April 2020
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Tuesday 31st March 2020
The government recognises that the recently announced measures, such as the order to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, could cause significant fear or anxiety for those who are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse. It is clear that many important life-changing decisions are having to be put on hold, during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this should not mean that you should...
Friday 27th March 2020
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the majority of business premises, including registered offices, are now closed and a large proportion of employees are working from home. This raises two obvious questions; what if I wish to serve a document on a third party? And, what if a document is sent to a vacant office?
These questions can be relevant in a number of contexts; most obviously court...
Friday 27th March 2020
In light of the dramatic events of the last few weeks, many companies will find themselves in a position where they are no longer able to perform contracts or alternatively have counterparties claiming they are in that position. If you find yourself on either side of that situation you should check your contract for the existence of a force majeure clause.
What is a force majeure clause?
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Friday 27th March 2020
Nearly all commercial leases include “forfeiture” provisions that allow a landlord to take possession of the property back from the tenant, and terminate the lease, following a breach. In most cases, this involves a landlord “changing the locks”.
Governmental advice that all non-essential business must shut will undoubtedly have an impact on cash flow across the economy...
Friday 27th March 2020
As the unprecedented disruption to normal life created by the recent government lockdown on vast swathes of the high street and many other forms of commercial property continues unabated, landlords and tenants are faced with difficult decisions to make in respect of their lease obligations, and in particular the payment of rent and other charges under their leases, while tenants are unable to...
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