Commercial Property Archives

Land Registry Fee Increase

HM Land Registry fees for first registration and the registration of transfers, leases, mortgages of property will increase. This will affect both scale 1 and scale 2 fees. For all electronic applications, the fee will be increased by 11% - most applications are done this way. As it saves time and money for both clients and conveyancers. For applications done by post, the fee will be increased by 21%. These changes are coming into force on 31st January 2022. It is imperative that all…

19 January 2022

The Section 26 Notice and what this means for commercial landlords and tenants

Here we look at the tenant’s section 26 request for a new lease. Before reading on, it is worth checking to make sure that your lease is not excluded from this applying, and that your lease is a tenancy as defined by the 1954 Act (the “Act”). Landlords often exclude leases so that tenants don’t have as much protection. We’ll look at tenancies a little later. The Section 26 request As long as the tenancy does not exclude the Act, is not…

21 December 2021

The Section 25 Notice and What This Means for Commercial Landlords and Tenants

Here we look at Landlord’s section 25 notice to terminate a commercial lease. Before reading on, it is worth checking to make sure that your lease is not excluded from this applying, and that your lease is a tenancy as defined by the 1954 Act (the “Act”). Landlords often exclude leases from these provisions so that tenants don’t have as much protection. We’ll look at tenancies a little later. The Section 25 notice If a landlord wishes to end a commercial lease…

11 November 2021

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The Section 25 Notice and what this means for commercial landlords and tenants

Termination of a commercial lease under section 25 Introduction Tiger takes a look at the landlord’s section 25 notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Here we look at Landlord’s section 25 notice to terminate a commercial lease. Before reading on, it is worth checking to make sure that your lease is not excluded from this applying, and that your lease is a tenancy as defined by the 1954 Act (the “Act”). Landlords often exclude leases from these provisions so that tenants…

2 September 2021

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Property worries during Covid-19 lockdown

If you are a commercial landlord or tenant, what does the Coronavirus Act 2020 mean for you ? BREAKING NEWS!! Matters are moving so quickly that since preparing this article on 31 March 2020, the following update needed to be added ! Working in retail, hospitality or leisure business? Two reliefs are available for businesses in these sectors: A holiday from business rates for the 2020-2021 tax year. Cash grants up to £25,000 may be given to businesses in…

1 April 2020

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