8/23/2022 10:07:22 AM Binding Arbitration: Time is Running Out! By Claire Munn Binding arbitration under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (“the Act”) was introduced by the Government as a last resort for...
4/12/2022 12:38:47 PM Insolvency: Mr Benn’s ‘practical tips’ to manage the risk of contractor insolvency. By Michael Craik I was, in my younger days, an avid fan of the Mr Benn cartoon series, so I read the news of the recent death of its creator, David McKee,...
12/6/2021 10:30:14 AM Adjudication and abuse of process: what's the panic all about? G&D Brickwork v. Marbanks By Michael Craik What no snogging at the office Christmas party? And would the current Government really have breached its own lockdown rules by holding a...
11/16/2021 4:38:41 PM COVID-19 Construction Claims - life returns to normal (Mansion Place Limited v. Fox Industrial Services Limited) By Michael Craik So, life is returning to normal following 18-months of lockdowns, redundancies and furlough. Employees are returning to the office (some...
9/6/2021 11:56:54 AM New London office space: two new 'post-Covid' options in the pipeline By Maples Teesdale React News has reported on two significant London office refurbishments/developments in the past week. The first is the planned 300,000...
9/2/2021 3:58:52 PM BREEAM - how landlords might command greater rents By Charles Elgood OK, so that title is a pretty basic ruse to get anyone involved in the property world to read on. Knight Frank have researched the...
8/25/2021 9:44:31 AM The return to offices – slow but steady? By Maples Teesdale EGi has reported this week that the UK’s office sector has seen its worst quarter for rent collection since the beginning of the...
7/9/2021 10:52:08 AM It's all about E, S and G By Charles Elgood Over the last 15 months, people have talked about being 'Zoomed out'. With the best will in the world, I have often found myself 'webinar...
5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM Blow to Landlords after failed New Look CVA challenge By Claire Munn The issue of a so called “landlord CVA” has been controversial for some time. This generally refers to a CVA where some creditors are...
4/22/2021 12:00:00 AM It's 'nul' points from the TCC: Transport for Greater Manchester v. Kier Construction Limited (31 March 2021) By Michael Craik It will soon be Eurovision 2021 time (yippee) and Radio 2 (other channels are available) is playing this year's UK entry, 'Embers' by...
4/20/2021 1:36:42 PM Westfield successful in claim for Covid Rent By Rosalind Cullis Landlords battling tenants for payment of Covid arrears will be relieved by the first reported decision in such a claim (Commerz Real...
3/29/2021 12:00:00 AM Re-cycling city centres By Tom Mills As a reinvigorated cyclist, the introduction and rejigging of cycle lanes and pedestrianised areas has been a welcome change over the...