Property Disputes
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As the economic impact of the pandemic grows, many commercial landlords are struggling to collect rent and enforce their business tenants’ other lease obligations. While the Government has acted to...
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In our last update (COVID-19 and Commercial Property: protections under the Coronavirus Bill), we highlighted the provisions the Government had enacted to protect businesses faced with the coronavirus pandemic. Within...
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The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has left many of our client’s wondering what will happen to their court case. Whilst the situation is ever changing as the country responds to...
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Emergency measures have been introduced to protect landlords and tenants during the coronavirus outbreak and includes a total ban on landlords evicting tenants for at least three months during this...
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Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce the appointment of Tim Kirkconel and Claire Smith to their Property Litigation team. Both Tim and Claire join from London practices and join existing...
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With the Cambridge Beer Festival kicking off this week, what better time to delve into the commercial property issues facing the Pub industry? To start off the series, we are...
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New legislation has come in to force that will affect all landlords, whether they are private or social. What is it? The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 is...
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In recent months, there has been a growing interest in the way businesses are using a particular type of insolvency prevention procedure – known as a Company Voluntary Agreement –...
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A quick guide to the legalities If a landlord rents a property directly to a tenant and they decide they wish to let out part or all of the property...
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One of the first things we learn in law school is that any statement, written or spoken, can be ambiguous and open to interpretation if not carefully drafted or expressed....
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What should a landlord do on discovering that its tenant has made an unauthorised assignment of its lease to a third party without the landlord’s prior knowledge or consent? Unfortunately,...
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