Annual Reviews

In the case of Poundland v Toplain Ltd, the County Court rejected the tenant’s request to incorporate a COVID-19 rent suspension clause into the terms of a commercial lease renewal. Background  The landlord and tenant (Poundland Ltd) had...

In response to the COVID pandemic the government passed wide ranging legislation to protect business tenants from eviction for failing to pay their rent. The measures that were put in place are to come to an end on 22 March 2022. However, businesses are...

Prospective flat buyers and mortgage lenders will be more concerned than previously about the amount of ground rent payable and the frequency and amount of any ground rent increases. Problem 1. Mortgage lenders’ criteria for rent clauses in...

In June 2021, at the same time as announcing that the extension to the ban on commercial evictions and commercial rent arrears recovery would continue until 25 March 2022, the Government announced that new legislation would be implemented to “ring...