Please find below the latest blog posts from our Commercial Property team.
"I am considering purchasing a farm in Wales with an old septic tank. What do I need to consider?" Septic tanks discharging directly to surface water are not permissible and will need to be improved, either by upgrading the treatment...
The Government has now announced (on Wednesday 16 June 2021) that it will be taking further action to introduce yet another extension to the protections from forfeiture for non-payment of rent. The Government’s announcement confirms that the...
"I have been approached by a local housing developer who wants to buy my paddock. I am coming up to retirement and a sale now would help my nest-egg. If the developer is given planning permission to build homes after I have sold to him, would I be...
Home-ownership is now a simpler and less expensive prospect for many thousands of leaseholders across the country thanks to the scrapping of so-called ‘rip-off’ leasehold charges. Under sweeping changes announced by the UK Housing ...
It isn’t uncommon for a struggling commercial tenant to think that they can simply hand back the keys to a property in a bid to escape their obligations under their lease. This, clearly, leaves a landlord in a bind, and our highly experienced Property...
On 9 December 2020 the Government published regulations to extend the restrictions on forfeiture of commercial tenancies for non-payment of rent in England and Wales to 31 March 2021 . The extension to these protections means commercial tenants will have...
I’m keen to let some of my land to a farming tenant, and I have been approached by someone I know well, who is interested in taking on a tenancy. How do I make sure the arrangement works for us both and that we get the agreement right? You are...
In March this year new rules were introduced that, effectively, halted property owners’ powers to obtain possession of residential and commercial property by way of Court proceedings. This Practice Direction (Practice Direction 51Z) was put in...
Most commercial leases enable a landlord to terminate a lease by forfeiture if the tenant breaches its obligations. Once the right to forfeit the lease has arisen, if the landlord acts in such a way so as to treat the lease as continuing it can lose the...
Registration is the official recording of property ownership. HM Land Registry records property ownership in the Land Register, which is the official ownership list for property in England and Wales. As of September 2019, 87% of the land in England and...
The Coronavirus Act 2020 has now come into force, it brings with it emergency measures concerning commercial tenancies. Commercial landlords and tenants will be anxious to know how these measures will impact them and what action they should be taking during...
The Government has published the Coronavirus Bill 2019-21, outlining new measures coming into force for both residential and commercial landlords and tenants, in these unusual times. The effect of the measures for residential tenancies appears to be less...
We are keen to support commercial landlords and tenants who may be unsure about their rights and responsibilities, at this challenging time. Here are some of the key points you should be aware of: The relationship between the landlord and the tenant, and...
I’m keen to let some of my land to a farming tenant, and I have been approached by someone I know well, who is interested in taking on a tenancy. How do I make sure the arrangement works for us both and that we get the agreement right? You are...
Wolfestone Group, the award-winning international language service provider with headquarters in Swansea, South Wales, announces its acquisition of the well-established, London-based language training company City Lingual. With the recent opening of...
JCP Solicitors has further strengthened its respected West Wales Property team, by appointing a new Head of Residential Property to work alongside recently appointed Head of Commercial Property for the area, both of whom will work out of JCP offices in...
Farmers and landowners have always had to consider multiple income streams, and it is increasingly common for them to be approached by energy firms wanting to use a section of their land for renewables set-ups, including anaerobic digestion equipment. The...
