18 Nov, 2020 West end story: plans to make this iconic area feel pretty again By Maples Teesdale Last week’s news, that a COVID 19 vaccine might finally be on the horizon, has introduced a glimmer of hope to society and to the...
20 May, 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...
19 May, 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...
27 Apr, 2020 Update on possession claims and COVID-19 By Tom Mills I previously provided an update (2 April 2020) that the new Practice Direction 51Z had the effect of staying all possession proceedings...
27 Apr, 2020 Vicarious liability, the Supreme Court & the everyday tale of country folk By Michael Craik As I sit in my sunny COVID-19 office reading the Supreme Court's judgments in two recent cases, I wondered how would they apply to the...
20 Apr, 2020 Wellbeing in the workplace By Maples Teesdale As we begin our fifth week of isolation, many businesses have manged to iron out the initial IT problems and we are beginning to settle...
08 Apr, 2020 London Property Alliance calls for bank flexibility during the Covid-19 crisis By Maples Teesdale The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major effect on the revenue stream of tenants, which has impacted their ability to meet their rental...
02 Apr, 2020 COVID-19 and Possession Proceedings By Tom Mills The Courts have now moved to drastically limit landlords' ability to recover possession of premises through proceedings. In addition to...
31 Mar, 2020 Fierce competition - predictions on London office market in a post-COVID-19 world By Maples Teesdale EG has reported that Michael Pain, head of tenant advisory team at Carter Jonas, has suggested that landlords in the London's office...
26 Mar, 2020 Coronavirus Act 2020 - Forfeiture of business tenancies By Tom Mills One measure the Coronavirus Act 2020 has introduced is a statutory moratorium on the forfeiture of business tenancies for the non-payment...
26 Mar, 2020 For now the hammer and then the dance… The Real Estate Industry’s Reaction to the Coronavirus Crisis By Anastasia Klein This has been a week of many firsts professionally and personally, including my first “attendance” at a web-based panel discussion. Thank...
20 Mar, 2020 COVID-19 Induced Rent Concessions By Robert Mullarkey As the Coronavirus pandemic grips the nation the real estate sector, like all sectors of the economy, is starting to assess the potential...