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Property is one of the most complex areas of law. Some of it is rooted in ancient laws – but case law is constantly changing. The stakes are high, but research time is in short supply. Lexis+ Property brings all of the different sources you need together so you can find the answers you need, fast.

Transferring property

This topic includes a suite of Practice Notes and Precedents covering all aspects of the process of buying and selling land, including conditional contracts and contracts entered into by insolvency practitioners.

Leasing property

Commercial property is a staple for many property lawyers. Coronavirus has introduced changes for landlords and tenants – we’ve taken them and published a suite of precedent Pandemic lease clauses.

Property development

We have a broad range of Practice Notes and Precedents for this specialised and complex area. Structured logically – site acquisition, vacant possession, structuring a development project, overage, and rights of light.

Property disputes

Clear, concise practice notes have direct links to relevant cases, legislation, guidance and commentary. Our daily news feeds and weekly highlights keep you informed of new cases, and legislation.

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It is quite common in a licence to assign a commercial lease for there to be a provision to the effect that the grant of the licence does not signify that there are no outstanding breaches of covenant or condition in respect of the tenant's covenants and conditions in the lease or that the same have been waived. When dealing with a 'new' lease (ie granted after 1 January 1996), if an outgoing tenant and their solicitors objected to this clause, would it be unreasonable of a landlord to require the same to avoid it being suggested that the licence is a waiver of any past breaches by the outgoing tenant under the lease?
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The freeholder of a block of flats is in default of its obligation to insure the building under the terms of the flat leases. One of the tenants proposes to take enforcement action. How can the tenant of a single flat ensure that the building (and consequently the tenant’s flat) is protected in the meantime?
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Where a landlord intends to grant a long lease of commercial property at less than market rent to a corporate tenant (the holding company of a number of subsidiary companies) who undertakes certain development obligations in the lease, is it reasonable for the landlord to include provisions to: (a) forfeit the lease in the event of change of control of the tenant and/or (b) restrict the ability of the tenant to undergo a change of control amounting to ‘assignment by the backdoor’?
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A long lease of commercial property does not include a clause to the effect that, if the property is damaged by an insured risk but reinstatement proves impossible, the insurance proceeds will be divided between the freeholder and leaseholders. Is such a term implied and would a court order the division of the insurance money in the event that reinstatement is prevented?
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Do commercial service charge demands have to comply with the same provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 & 1985 as residential service charge demands? Do they have to state the name and address of the landlord, the address for which the charges relate and the period to which the arrears relate? Must it be accompanied with a summary of tenant’s rights and obligations?
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Peppercorn Rent

/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/ /rɛnt/

A token or nominal rent (eg a peppercorn, red rose, £1.00) paid by way of consideration in order to form a legally binding lease contract and create a legal relationship between landlord and tenant.

Right to Rent

Every landlord must check that tenants can legally rent residential property. Landlords must check a tenant’s original acceptable documents (eg passport) allowing them to live in the UK, must keep the copy documents on file and record the date of the check. Copies of the documents must be kept for the time of the tenancy and one year after.

Wreck

Goods or other items that are washed ashore following a shipwreck or other maritime incident.
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