Clyde & Co LLP | United Kingdom | 17 May 2023
Despite previous pledges to abolish residential leaseholds in England and Wales by the end of this year, a clash between Michael Gove and Downing…
Charles Russell Speechlys | United Kingdom | 7 Mar 2023
I wrote last year about the new legislation: the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022. This legislation, which came into force on 1…
Charles Russell Speechlys | United Kingdom | 10 Feb 2023
No sooner had the ink dried on our latest article: A year on from the Government consultation on leasehold and commonhold reform in England and…
Charles Russell Speechlys | United Kingdom | 20 Jun 2022
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 8 February 2022 and will come into force on 30 June 2022. The legislation…
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | United Kingdom | 21 Feb 2022
I am the owner of a luxury three-storey leasehold apartment. My lease has 150 years to run. I want to sell by assigning the lease, but I need my…
Boodle Hatfield | United Kingdom | 12 Jan 2022
A year ago, the government announced its imminent plans to reform the future of homeownership in England and Wales which had been noted as the…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Jan 2021
The UK Government announced yesterday (7 January 2021) that leaseholders will be given the right to extend their leases by a maximum term of 990…
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP | Canada | 20 Apr 2020
A dispute arose respecting who should bear financial responsibility for the costs of a multi-million dollar building remediation project. Overview A…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | United Kingdom | 25 Feb 2020
Standard loan documentation for most commercial property classes typically includes lender approval rights over major commercial leases (subject to…
Clyde & Co LLP | United Kingdom | 13 Nov 2019
The recent High Court decision in TFS Stores Limited v BMG (Ashford) Limited et al [2019] EWHC 1363 (Ch) is an important decision dealing with the…