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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
30 January 2023
Required Reading: Japanese knotweed & the law
Japanese knotweed has long been a concern for homeowners, but the recent judgment in Downing v Henderson, which hit the headlines this week, highlights some of the problems it can cause particularly when it comes to buying and selling a property.
2 August 2022
Spring Statement – The route to net zero or an unworkable incentive?
Has the reduction in VAT arrived too late to make any difference to the cost of Energy Saving Materials?
2 August 2022
The importance of obtaining gas safety certificates before any AST is created
If a landlord did not obtain a GSC prior to the commencement of the tenancy the position is irremediable and the landlord cannot serve a s.21 notice to end the tenancy.
16 May 2022
The Unintended House in Multiple Occupation
Instructing property guardians to occupy a vacant building may break the law if an HMO licence is not obtained following a ruling in the case of Global 100 Ltd v Jimenez and others.
16 May 2022
Giving up possession on a break: the importance of yielding up vacant possession for conditional break clauses
In uncertain times, business tenants will look to minimise their property commitments in order to reduce costs. One of their options may be to exercise a break in a lease if such an option is included. However, case law has demonstrated the importance of tenants (and landlords) strictly complying with any conditions that are attached to a break clause. Often, this includes giving a landlord vacant possession, following the exercise of a tenant’s break notice. Failure to do so can be costly and have drastic consequences for a tenant; any failure to comply with a condition is likely to invalidate the break, resulting in the lease continuing for the remainder of the original term.