May 21, 2020 Treasury set to curb property investments by Councils By Roger Thornton Over the last 3 years or so Councils have been investing substantially...c £7 billion.... in the commercial property sector. The Treasury...
May 21, 2020 Guidance for owners and occupiers of public spaces By Maples Teesdale As the Government starts to relax the lockdown, it has published guidance on different aspects of our (former) lives. This has included...
May 21, 2020 COVID-19 and proposed changes to the corporate insolvency regime By Tom Mills As has been anticipated for several weeks, the Government has now presented the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill to Parliament....
May 20, 2020 Material valuation uncertainty clauses lifted for certain property types By Roger Thornton The RICS valuation forum announced yesterday that a valuation caveat “may no longer be appropriate” for three types of property. This...
May 19, 2020 Can a landlord grant consent for a breach of covenant? By Robert Mullarkey Can a landlord give consent to an action that a tenant is otherwise absolutely prohibited from doing if other leases require the landlord...
May 19, 2020 “How is widespread upheaval changing the world of real estate?" By Anastasia Klein This was the title of today's Savills Impacts Webinar, a timely webinar which gave an overview of the impact of the pandemic on various...
May 14, 2020 Business Interruption Insurance: reflection and speculation By Roger Thornton As landlords and tenants start to contemplate the allocation of pandemic risks in commercial property leases, it is timely to reflect on...
May 14, 2020 "Our Plan to Rebuild" - Government announces 24 hour site working for the Construction Sector By Michael Craik Just when one is getting used to the sound of evening bird song breaking the silence of COVID-19 lock down it is to be replaced by a...
May 13, 2020 ESG “Who Cares Wins” By Anastasia Klein ESG has been on the agenda for responsible businesses for some years now. Whilst the impact of the current situation has had a...
May 12, 2020 A lifeline for co-working tenants: £617m Government funding promised to small businesses By Maples Teesdale After previously not qualifying for Government grants announced in March, small businesses operating from co-working spaces finally have...
May 07, 2020 Purpose Built Student Accommodation - what now? By Zoe Miller The purpose-built student accommodation market was estimated to be worth more than £50bn by Knight Frank ahead of the Covid-19 outbreak,...
May 05, 2020 Travelodge offers lease extensions for rent frees By Roger Thornton This week sees more requests for rent concessions from retailers and the leisure sector including Travelodge. Superdrug have said they...