Michelmores apprehended by the Met
Michelmores LLP has been appointed to provide legal services to the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor's Office for Policing & Crime in two areas - firstly, commercial and residential property and PFI and, secondly, commercial, contracts and procurement.
Rent Review
If a tenant has improved the premises by carrying out works outside its demise, will it pay the price for those works on rent review? In the case of Cordoba Holdings Ltd v Ballymore Properties Ltd, the Court considered a tenant's application for permission to appeal an arbitrator's award on rent review on the basis that it had carried out improvements outside its demise which in the tenant's view should have been disregarded for the purposes of the review.
Consent to Underlet
In a situation where a superior landlord's consent is required to underlet, what constitutes landlord's consent? In the case of British Telecommunications Ltd v Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd, the court considered whether the landlord had sufficiently consented or whether the defendant tenant was entitled to serve a notice to terminate the agreement to underlet.
Fixtures
The case of Mew v Tristmire considered some interesting questions about chattels and fixtures in the context of an unusual dispute about the status of houseboats in Bembridge harbour.
Finalists announced for Commercial Property Awards
With an impressive level of entries received for this year's Michelmores/Western Morning News Commercial Property Awards, the judging panel had a tough task in deciding which buildings, projects and individuals should go through to the final of the awards.
Why having a guarantor is no guarantee
The Good Harvest case has been followed with interest throughout the commercial property sector. With the security of landlords on assignments of 'new' leases seriously eroded, we look at the practical steps that can be taken to redress this imbalance plus another recent case that provides some good news for landlords.
Good Faith at Chelsea Barracks
Contracting parties occasionally agree to act with "good faith" or "the utmost good faith" in carrying out their obligations. This is common in joint ventures and where the future conduct by one party may trigger a payment to another. But what the phrase means is not clearly defined.
