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Biggest EU Digital Shake-Up Since GDPR? What Businesses Need To Know
Christopher Perrin
1 November 2013
Heads of Terms – key pointers for a commercial tenant
Given that the financial liabilities under a lease tend to be one of the biggest overheads of any business, it is important for a commercial tenant to have a working knowledge and understanding of the main terms of a lease. James Caswell discusses four key areas for negotiation.
30 October 2013
Empty Rates temporary relief scheme for newly built commercial sites
The Empty Rates temporary relief scheme announced by the Government earlier in the year took effect from 1 October 2013. Bethan Owen discusses.
25 October 2013
Streamlining the conveyancing process – let’s talk about it
The Law Society have revealed plans to create an online conveyancing portal, with aims to have the portal live by 2014. Julia Hicks discuss.
15 October 2013
A history lesson for property owners: will the chancel repair liability changes affect you?
Chancel repair is a long-standing liability on property owners to contribute to the repair cost of the chancel (the space around the alter usually at the eastern end) of a parish church. On Sunday 13 October 2013, chancel repair liability ceased to automatically bind purchasers of affected land as an ‘overriding interest’ under the Land Registration Act 2002. Vanessa Whatley assesses the impact of these changes on property owners.
9 October 2013
How will the Help to Buy scheme impact on the property market?
Julia Hicks assesses how the property market will be impacted following the introduction of second phase of the Government's Help to Buy scheme.