All articles by Suzanne Gill – Page 2
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OpinionExclusive possession in the sharing economy?
How can property law be updated so that it is relevant in a world that is becoming ‘shared’?
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FeatureArresting developments
Buyers discovering information about development after exchanging contracts.
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FeatureCommercial property: construction of conditional contracts
A recent judgment over the purchase of a Berkshire shopping centre adds some clarity to interpretation of conditional contracts.
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FeatureCommercial property: dilapidations liability
How the procedure should be followed when analysing wants of repair.
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OpinionBuilding time
It’s time property lawyers played their part in the big debates that will shape our built environment.
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FeatureCommercial property: competition and use
What is the impact on lawyers of recent cases following changes to the 1998 Competition Act?
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FeatureBuyers – and sellers – beware
An appeal arising from the 2009 downturn brings into focus a non-reliance clause and claims against sellers for oral misrepresentation.
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FeatureChattels, fixtures and ‘acceding to the realty’
After reading the first chapter of any land law text book, lawyers are not often called upon to consider whether something is or is not a fixture.
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News
Commercial property: Energy Act 2011
The Energy Act 2011 contains a clause with potentially severe implications for about 20% of all commercial property. What advice should solicitors dealing with commercial leases give to their clients at this stage? Section 49 of the Energy Act is not yet in force. It states:‘(1) ...
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Commercial property: from offices to homes
Planning rules are to be amended to make it easier for offices to be changed to residential accommodation. Proposals prepared by government almost two years ago – and shelved last summer – have been dusted off and fine-tuned for implementation. The revised legislation regarding ‘permitted development rights’ is intended to ...
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Development on town and village greens
The last commercial property column looked at the manner in which town and village green applications create hurdles for development. One aspect of the Commons Act 2006 makes life particularly difficult for developers.
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Town and village greens - commercial property
Are town and village greens cherished community spaces? Or malicious and vexatious pre-emptors of vital development? This is the first of two articles on town and village greens: this piece considers case law; the next will consider proposals for reform. At common law, a green is equivalent to a special ...
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Commercial property
The report of E.ON UK plc v Gilesports Limited [2012] EWHC 2172 bears reading because there are a number of interesting points, but in this article I will focus on only one – how long is a reasonable time to consent to an assignment?
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