This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Meet our growing Commercial Property team
Thanks to our exceptional legal skills and reputation of being the “the go-to experts in the commercial field”, our Commercial Property team has now grown to nine with the recruitment over the summer of two new members of staff. Carly Cornell specialises in commercial property and has experience of a variety of commercial property matters […]
Posted in: News & PR Commercial Property
Crucial Agriculture Updates including Birds, Brexit and Broadband
A potential no-deal Brexit ups the sustainability debate and government support promise The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission has published a report ‘Our Future in the Land’ designed to help shape a vision of a more sustainable future. Its recommendations highlight two key points: A no-deal Brexit could potentially have a massive impact on […]
Posted in: Commercial Property Agriculture
Why reviewing the property auction pack before bidding is vital!
“I’ve bought this property at an auction; would you just have a look at the pack?” – words that make a property lawyer’s heart sink. Why? Because once your client has bought the property at auction, it’s too late to deal with most of the issues that might arise. The auctioneer’s hammer going down is […]
Posted in: Commercial Property
Removal and replacement of unsafe cladding – who’s responsible?
130 apartment complexes in England have failed cladding testing since the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017. The associated costs with the remediation work are expected to be significant, but who is responsible for paying for these works?
Posted in: Commercial Property
Stamp Duty Land Tax – Important update!
What has changed? If you are liable to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (see details below), then until 28 February 2019 you have 30 days in which to submit your tax return and pay any tax due to HMRC. It is important to note that this timescale is soon to change …
Posted in: Commercial Property
Keeping the Christmas Lights On – Legal Do’s and Don’ts
As the festive season approaches, the sight of brightly coloured and dazzling light displays in and around our cities, towns and villages has become increasingly more common.
Posted in: Commercial Property
An Assured Shorthold Tenancy, not what you signed up for?
An Assured Short hold Tenancy (AST) is a tenancy of a residential property usually regarded as a short-term tenancy. However, the legislation governing AST’s does not specify a maximum term a lease has to be for it to be an AST. Therefore, a long residential lease could satisfy the criteria. It is important to know […]
Posted in: Commercial Property
New rules likely to lead to a reduction in planning conditions
In an attempt to reduce delays between the grant of planning permission and work starting on site, with effect from 1 October 2018, the Government has introduced new rules that mean that, subject to exceptions, planning permission for the development of land in England cannot be granted or modified subject to pre-commencement conditions without the […]
Posted in: Commercial Property
The importance of overage agreements in the sale of develop-able land
What is an overage agreement? An overage agreement is a formal agreement entered into by the seller and buyer of property where there is a reasonable expectation that it will be developed, or that a valuable planning permission may be granted, allowing the land to be sold at an increased value as a result.
Posted in: Commercial Property
Planning permission needed for advertisements – a sign of the times?
Most people know that you may need planning permission if you’re extending your house, demolishing a building or constructing a new one. What many people don’t appreciate though is that you might also need permission to install a sign or other type of advertisement.
Posted in: Commercial Property