8/20/2026 5:03:43 PM 1954 Act Consultation – Ground F By Charis Almond Where a lease protected by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the “Act”) comes up for renewal and the tenant wishes to remain in...
8/18/2026 8:11:18 AM Frustration of a lease revisited By Rosalind Cullis The High Court's decision in Into Nominee One Ltd and another v Study Group UK Ltd and another [2026] will be welcomed by landlords and...
8/17/2026 2:41:11 PM 1954 Act Consultation - interim rent By Rosalind Cullis In the sixth instalment of our deep dive into the Law Commission’s second consultation on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“1954 Act”),...
8/12/2026 4:14:41 PM Start it or lose it By John Bosworth We seem to be entering that part of the economic cycle where some projects are stalling, whether because of difficulties with funders or...
8/12/2026 4:08:43 PM Empty rates relief - empty boxes are not enough By Rosalind Cullis Rate mitigation schemes are back in the headlines following the Court of Appeal's decision in The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of...
8/12/2026 12:09:11 PM Can a landlord require a tenant to vacate for repairs? By Rosalind Cullis How should a tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment be balanced with a landlord’s repairing obligation? This was the question that the High...
8/11/2026 3:19:17 PM 1954 Act Consultation – treatment of rent-free periods on lease renewals By Rosalind Cullis In the fifth instalment of our deep dive into the Law Commission’s second consultation on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“1954 Act”)...
8/4/2026 10:09:44 AM A narrow victory for lenders? Together Commercial Finance Ltd v Slack and Third-Party Security By Annie Sahakian Real estate finance transactions routinely involve security from a third party i.e. an associated company or an individual connected to...
7/29/2026 3:01:18 PM Living Sector market update: conviction remains, but capital is more selective By Chris Xitsas The latest Living Sector market updates from JLL and BNP Paribas Real Estate tell a consistent story. Investor conviction remains...
7/28/2026 11:48:38 AM London is experiencing a rental crisis: can anything to be done? By Lucy Owen-Jones The JLL report published earlier this month...
7/28/2026 11:11:37 AM Are schools, hospitals and police stations moving into the investment mainstream? By James Simpson In a recent article from Green Street News (GSN), ‘From niche interest to "sexy": the rise of social infrastructure’, Marie-Noelle...
7/22/2026 4:24:14 PM 1954 Act Consultation - the “other terms” of the renewal lease By Tom Mills This is the fourth instalment of our deep dive into the Law Commission’s second consultation on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“1954...
7/20/2026 10:05:56 AM 1954 Act Consultation – the validation process for surrenders By Claire Munn In the third instalment of our deep dive into the Law Commission’s second consultation on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“1954 Act”)...
7/16/2026 12:43:19 PM Knotty problems – the importance of causation in Japanese knotweed cases By Charis Almond The County Court has handed down its appeal judgment in Jethiga Sateeshkumar v Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council [2026], a Japanese...
7/8/2026 2:25:44 PM Bisnow UK Hotel Real Estate Summit 2026 By Anna McDowell I attended Bisnow's UK Hotel Real Estate event yesterday, where two panel discussions explored investment, development and the future of...
7/6/2026 1:02:50 PM Life Sciences - forget the use class; think ecosystem By Chris Xitsas AI is rapidly reshaping the life sciences sector but its impact extends well beyond scientific discovery. It is also changing what...