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No pain, no gain?

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

This case concerned a holiday village of bungalows in Cornwall. In around 1988, the developer sold the bungalows with the benefit of a right to use

Air-conditioning: is there life in the freezer?

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

When acquiring a new investment property with an asset life extending beyond 2015 enquiries should be made to establish whether the air-conditioning

Telecoms leases: time for an upgrade?

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

The Law Commission has published a report recommending a new Electronic Communications Code. The report was commissioned by the Government and

New regulations affecting design and access statements

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

Two sets of regulations are coming into force on 25 June which lessen the requirements relating to design and access statements ("DAS") in certain

Lease surrenders - unexpected consequences where no clean break

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

In the case of Baroque Investments Limited v Heis and Bewick (2012), the parties agreed the surrender of a lease. The deed of surrender gave a

Breathing space for landlords: reclaiming service charges from residential long leaseholders

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 17 2013

Where landlords of long residential leases carry out “qualifying works” or enter “long term agreements”, statute imposes requirements on them which

Consultation on the reform of rights to light

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 11 2013

The Law Commission's rights to light consultation closed recently. It has been interesting to watch the debate on the proposals unfold over recent

Landlords cut deals with charities to reduce tax bills

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2013

Landlords with empty premises are exploiting a tax break intended for charities to avoid paying business rates. Many high streets with empty stores

When is a consideration a "material" consideration?

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 29 2013

The TCPA 1990 provides that the local planning authority must have regard to "material considerations" when deciding on a planning application. The

Outcome of Lord Taylor's review of planning guidance

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 23 2013

CLG has published its response to the consultation on Lord Taylor's review of planning guidance. The upshot is that while most of the review's