8/24/2023 2:40:38 PM The M&S Oxford Street Planning Decision By Bob Sadler The Secretary of State Michael Gove (SoS), has refused planning permission for Marks & Spencer's (M&S) planning application to demolish...
7/27/2022 4:27:40 PM Covid arbitration scheme - what we know so far... By Hollie Jordan-Wright Mid-July 2022 saw the first two published decisions under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022, concerning protected rent debts for...
12/9/2020 12:00:00 AM A conclusion to the case of the landlord's inconclusively conclusive service charge certificate? By Sharon Stark On 28 May 2020, I wrote about the case of Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd . The High Court had held that...
7/27/2020 10:49:26 AM Desperate times call for desperate measures – an overhaul of the Use Classes Order 1987 By Jade Chalmers In accordance with the government's promise of radical reform of the planning system, the government has laid before parliament The Town...
5/28/2020 11:37:04 AM When a landlord's conclusive service charge certificate wasn't conclusive... By Sharon Stark Blacks Outdoor Retail Limited (Blacks) was the tenant of commercial premises at Chicago Buildings, Whitechapel and Stanley Street,...
5/20/2020 5:17:02 PM It always comes back to the banks... By Howard Kennedy Is it too pessimistic to ask how well insulated the banks are against the ongoing problems of their borrowers many of whom are companies...
5/14/2020 12:00:00 AM "Staying Alert" to future risks to tenants: solutions to assist in the route back to normality By Howard Kennedy Whilst the government's new advice doesn't give much certainty regarding next steps, it does set out a minimum timeline which many...
5/22/2019 12:00:00 AM How to Excel at lease reviews - from page to spreadsheet By Howard Kennedy So what does an article on early spreadsheets have to do with legal real estate issues? The real estate lawyers equivalent of paper and...
4/9/2019 12:00:00 AM And another one bites the dust.... By Nicky Stewart Debenhams, the department store chain with 166 stores, which can trace its origins back to the reign of King George III, has today gone...
3/26/2019 12:00:00 AM Are serviced offices set to take over the High Street? By Howard Kennedy As the number of empty spaces on high streets continues to increase, landlords are looking more and more to serviced office providers to...
1/29/2019 12:00:00 AM Drones & Retail: taking flight in 2019? By Howard Kennedy Drones ended 2018 as a national pariah as hundreds of flights were cancelled on 20 December, with the military being deployed to Gatwick...
12/5/2018 12:00:00 AM Immersive Reality: the future of Retail and Leisure? By Howard Kennedy The decline of the High Street has been the focus of much media attention in 2018, with commentators focusing on the impact of online...