In the UK government’s policy paper which was released on 4 th August 2021, it was confirmed that legislation mandating arbitration for the resolution of disputes around COVID-19 rent arrears should be in place this session i.e prior to the end of...

Not just further extensions… Whilst the Government has announced extensions to many of its tenant-friendly protections for the commercial leasehold sector, it has also announced that new primary legislation will be introduced, following its recent...

On the 12 May 2021, the Government announced that the moratorium on residential evictions during lockdown was to end on 31 May 2021.  Courts are continuing to prioritise the most serious cases, such as those involving domestic violence, false...

On 9 th March 2021 further regulations were made to extend the moratorium on forfeiture action for non-payment of rent until 30 th June 2021 per The Business Tenancies (Protection from Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2021...

As landlords are looking at their empty properties whether on the high street or shopping centres, some are considering alternatives to the traditional FRI (full repairing and insuring) rent structure to attract new tenants. If you are a tenant looking for...

If you have given a former tenant permission (licence) to assign their lease and the current tenant failed to pay the rent due on 24 June, you may able to recover the rent arrears from the former tenant or their guarantor if you obtained an Authorised...

  Forfeiture On the 9 th  December 2020 the UK Government announced that further regulations will be put into place to extend the moratorium on forfeiture action for non-payment of rent until 31 st March 2021. Landlords will therefore be...

As interest rates stay low or even fall, you may be tempted to look at refinancing your property portfolio.  There are many reasons to look at this.  You may want to raise money for an additional property investment, to consolidate various separate...

Protection from Forfeiture for Commercial Tenants Extended Until 31 st December 2020 On the 15 th September 2020 the Business Tenancies (Protection from Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Coronavirus) (England/Wales) (No. 2) Regulations were passed...

Further to our article on 25 June 2020 in which we confirmed that the eviction moratorium was due to come to an end on 23 August, many landlords will now be aware that in an 11 th hour U-turn this ban has been extended for a further 4 weeks until 20...