Commercial Property Bulletins

A court has ruled that a college was not bound by a 70-year-old covenant which would prevent it from building on some of its land.

Norwich City College wanted to develop its campus but...

People setting up a business together should put down in writing the basis of their relationship to reduce the risk of disputes in the future.

However, even when there is no written...

A landlord has won its appeal in a case which centred on whether or not a tenant's notice to end a lease under a break clause was valid, even though it wasn't acknowledged until ten months after...

Estate agents now have to become members of an approved redress scheme or risk being banned from practising.

The requirement, introduced by the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress...

A recent case in the Court of Appeal highlights the need for landlords to make sure they follow the provisions of the lease when making service charges.

Failure to do so has cost...

A factory owner who was willing to lose some of his right to light to accommodate a new development but then objected when the loss was much greater than agreed has won his case in the Court of...

A tenant has failed in her attempt to bring court proceedings for a second time in relation to a problem with dampness in her flat.

The court ruled that as the case had already been...

A housing company has agreed to change some of the terms of its leases following representations from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

McCarthy & Stone build retirement...

It is always advisable for businesses to draw up a contract before beginning work for a client, especially if it is a large project involving significant sums of money.

However, even...

Two companies belonging to the same group have failed to exercise their right to break a commercial lease because only one of them served notice on the landlord.

One of the firms...