9/19/2025 2:02:15 PM The Upper Tribunal widens the scope of what is meant by cladding remediation under the Building Safety Act 2022 By Bhavini Patel Almacantar Centre Point Nominee No.1 Ltd & Ors v Penelope de Valk & Ors [2025] UKUT 298 (LC). The Upper Tribunal has dismissed an appeal...
2/7/2025 10:27:10 AM Success on the Southbank: WeWork win in latest legal battle with landlord By Rebecca Stratton WeWork has recently succeeded in its application[1] to dismiss the first of two forfeiture claims brought by the landlord of its flagship...
9/26/2024 8:59:19 AM New notification requirements for Insolvency Practitioners under the Building Safety Act By Rebecca Stratton The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (the LFRA) received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024. The LFRA includes important amendments to the...
9/10/2020 3:11:31 PM Moratorium on forfeiture of business tenancies in Wales extended to 31 December 2020 By Howard Kennedy On 9 September 2020, the Welsh government extended the moratorium on forfeiture of business tenancies in Wales to 31 December 2020, under...
7/1/2020 7:06:42 PM High Court ruling on limitation of liability has implications for receivers and lenders alike By Robyn Watson A recent judgment in proceedings commenced by a property developer against various parties including appointed receivers, has cast light...
6/9/2020 12:00:00 AM Prohibition of residential evictions extended to 23 August 2020 By Howard Kennedy We reported in March 2020 (here) that all residential possession proceedings had been put "on hold" until 25 June 2020. Extension of...
3/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Courts restrict workload to urgent cases By Howard Kennedy In a further restriction of the work of the courts pending the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on Friday 27 March 2020...
3/27/2020 12:00:00 AM All possession proceedings now "on hold" until 25 June 2020 By Howard Kennedy A new measure to keep tenancies intact pending the working-out of the current pandemic has been introduced. The new Practice Direction...