23 Aug, 2022 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...
12 Apr, 2022 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,...
06 Dec, 2021 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...
16 Nov, 2021 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...
06 Sep, 2021 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...
02 Sep, 2021 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...
25 Aug, 2021 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...
09 Jul, 2021 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...
11 May, 2021 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...
22 Apr, 2021 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...
20 Apr, 2021 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...
29 Mar, 2021 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...