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11 Sep 2020 What lies in store for Intu’s tenants if shopping centres are forced to close?

Retail property was already going through seismic change prior to lockdown amid changing consumer habits.

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11 Aug 2020 A new planning use class

Regulations published in July 2020 include provisions that will give greater flexibility to property owners and occupiers to change the use of a property.

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10 Jul 2020 Will coronavirus mark a shift towards turnover rents?

Traditionally commercial tenants pay an agreed amount to their landlords by way of rent.

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15 May 2020 What about insurance, cancellations and directors’ liability?

Have you thought about whether you are still complying with the terms of your insurance policy?

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15 May 2020 If you have a leasehold interest in your hotel (rather than a freehold interest), are you complying with the terms of your lease?

Perhaps your biggest concern is whether you can continue to pay your rent.

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01 Nov 2019 Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Commercial Landlords

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) set out a minimum level of energy efficiency for private rented property in England and Wales.

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04 Sep 2017 Will archaeological remains slow down a renovation and extension project?

We are looking to renovate and extend a hotel that is listed and sits on a historically important site, with suspected archaeology remains.

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01 Aug 2017 What a nuisance – are complaints from neighbours during inner city construction anything to worry about?

There is a distinction between the rules enforced by the council, covering such matters as working hours, and the rights of an individual property owner.

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04 Jul 2017 Landlords’ duties when carrying out works

The High Court has recently considered the interrelationship of a landlord’s right to develop and the covenant for quiet enjoyment given to its tenant in the case of Timothy Taylor Ltd v Mayfair House Corporation and another.

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26 Jun 2017 Art in public spaces

What does the term “public art” mean to you? The fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square has seen a huge variety of different things temporarily located on it, all of which are pieces of public art.

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