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Part 36 Offers – When and How to Make Them

In any claim above £10,000, a claimant in litigation may make an offer under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules (‘CPR’). If a party

4 June 2021

New Section 21 and Section 8 Notice Periods and stay on evictions lifted

Eviction ban ending The current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, introduced as an emergency measure during lockdown, will end on 31 May 2021. 14 days’ notice

17 May 2021

Employment Law Changes Roundup

April, as always, brings changes to employment law. The main changes you need to know about are: 1 April 2021 – National Living Wage (‘NLW’)

30 March 2021

Statutory Demands, Winding Up Petitions and Covid 19 – Update

We discussed the detail of the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 (CIGA2020) and its effects on the use of statutory demands and winding up

25 March 2021

Deadline for EICR checks – 1 April 2021

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 made Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) checks compulsory for all new tenancies from

23 March 2021

Forfeiture of Commercial Property – Look Before You Change the Locks

One of the biggest problems that our commercial landlord clients are facing in these unprecedented times of the Coronavirus pandemic and economic hardship is, unsurprisingly,

17 March 2021

Statutory Demands, Winding Up Petitions and Covid 19 – What to Expect Next

Although there has been welcome advance warning that the government will extend restrictions effecting residential and commercial landlords, the situation with respect to the restrictions

15 March 2021

Ban on Residential Evictions and Increased Notice Periods Extended

In the context of the continuing global Coronavirus pandemic, the ban on the enforcement of possession orders has been extended. The most recent extension prevents

11 March 2021

Ban on Commercial Forfeiture For Rent Arrears and Restrictions on CRAR Extended

Commercial landlords are currently prevented from forfeiting commercial leases as a temporary measure and part of the response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Government have

11 March 2021

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