Can a rent invoice be relied on ahead of a break date?
Sterling House Ltd -v- International Baccalaureate Organisation (UK) Ltd [2026] EWHC 2680 (BP) In October, an interesting judgment was handed down relating to break options. …
Property Litigation
Tenancy at will -v- periodic tenancy
What is the position when a commercial tenant remains in occupation of a property, with consent of the landlord, after its lease, which was excluded …
Beat the clock, or be beaten by it
Limitation periods and procedural deadlines must be complied with! The recent case of Galliford Try Construction Ltd v Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd & Ors (2025) …
The case of the hiding tenant
In July this year, judgment in the case of Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Company Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1016 was handed …
Are times about to change for landlords and tenants?
The Government is progressing with an initiative to reform a leasehold ownership system as it is currently considered to be unfairly weighted in landlords’ favour. …
Is it wise to pay your service and challenge it later?
In the recent Upper Tribunal case of Webber v Syed [2025] UKUT 173 (LC), the Tribunal considered whether payment of service charges by a tenant …
