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Landlords beware — judgment breaks with break clause tradition
Earlier this year, my article warned tenants exercising break options to ensure they comply strictly with the conditions of their lease break, as case law has consistently confirmed that even a minor failure to comply will result in an invalid break.
Need to know: image rights to iconic schemes
Last year Guernsey introduced the world’s first registrable image rights legislation, which incorporates inanimate objects and breaks new ground in asset protection.
Because it’s not worth it: vast dilapidations claim humbled
The message: dilapidations claims should not be overestimated
Local groups set off on fourth free school run
Waiving of planning permission for a year opens door to 102 proposals.
Professional Advice
Need to know: image rights to iconic schemes
Last year Guernsey introduced the world’s first registrable image rights legislation, which incorporates inanimate objects and breaks new ground in asset protection.
Need to know: sound advice for disciplinary hearings
Making recordings of important employment meetings advised. By Maxine Park
Legionella comes to town
The potentially deadly legionella bacterium has been found in the water supply of a central London block of flats. Sarah Townsend reports
Sellers not liable for defects if they make a house a home
The message: residential property owners owe limited duties to purchasers.
Green issues
JLL and Better Buildings Partnership launch new sustainability index
Jones Lang LaSalle and the Better Buildings Partnership have teamed up to provide a fresh set of data for comparing the environmental performance of commercial properties.
BCO Madrid: Developers have “poor understanding” of BIM
Occupiers are missing out on cost savings due to a poor understanding of new building regulations among property developers, according to new research to be unveiled this afternoon.
Case news
Because it’s not worth it: vast dilapidations claim humbled
The message: dilapidations claims should not be overestimated
FUTURE CITIES
Iceland’s recovery tip: put democracy before financial markets
The 2008 financial crisis brought world leaders together in an unprecedented attempt to avoid economic meltdown.
Planning
Minister refuses to give reasons for office-to-resi exemptions
The planning minister has refused to reveal why some local authorities were not granted exemptions from controversial new planning rules.
City Pride tower plans deferred
Plans to create a 75-storey residential skyscraper at City Pride in Canary Wharf have been deferred by Tower Hamlets council.
Public Sector
Lib Dem crackdown
Deputy leader Simon Hughes guns for overseas resi investors in London ahead of 2015 election campaign
Sites to gain protection from village green wars
Changes will protect sites in planning stages from protestor action.
Growth fund pot falls short
The government’s Single Local Growth Fund pot could be as low as £2bn, despite the chancellor pledging support for plans for almost £50bn of funding.
Valuation
Need to know: IPF questions valuation reporting
Investment Property Forum challenges accepted processes. Sarah Townsend reports
