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4 June 2021
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...
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25 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...
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23 March 2021
Deadline for EICR checks: How Long Does an EICR Last?
The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 made Electrical Installation Condition...
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17 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...
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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...
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8 January 2021
Extension To Restrictions On Winding Up Petitions
Restrictions were implemented preventing the issuance and presentation of winding up petitions from 1 March 2020 UK Government have...
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8 January 2021
Extension To Restrictions On Forfeiture of Business Tenancies for Non-payment of Rent and Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions were implemented earlier in 2020 preventing the forfeiture of business tenancies and...
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7 December 2020
Neighbour Noise Disputes
Once you have made the complaint, the council will then usually ask you to keep a log of noisy events, usually for a period of two...
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20 August 2020
Property Disputes Expert Says Thousands of Landlords Could Be Waiting Years For Court Hearings After Eviction Ban
Alex Cook, Director of specialist litigation firm, Helix Law, warns that thousands of residential landlords may be forced to sell...
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