Commercial Property Articles
Practical guides to commercial property disputes, lease renewals under the 1954 Act, dilapidations claims, and preparing court bundles under CPR Part 56.
Lease Renewal Under the 1954 Act: Section 25 and Section 26 Notices
How to serve and respond to section 25 and section 26 notices under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the seven section 30 grounds for opposition, court procedure, and rent setting.
Dilapidations Claims: Section 18 Cap and Tenant Defence Strategies
How to defend a dilapidations claim: the section 18 Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 cap, supersession, the Pre-Action Protocol for Dilapidations, and common settlement multiples.
Service Charge Disputes in Commercial Leases: How Tenants Challenge Costs
How a commercial tenant challenges service-charge demands: scope, reasonableness, administrative grounds; the RICS Code; audit rights; pay-under-protest strategy.
How to Prepare a Lease Renewal Court Bundle Yourself: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to building the court bundle for an unopposed Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II renewal — section 25/26 notice, witness evidence under PD32, surveyor evidence under CPR Part 35, and the five-part bundle convention.
What Evidence Do I Need for a Dilapidations Claim? A Commercial Property Guide
The evidence required for a dilapidations claim — Schedule of Dilapidations, contractor quotes, photographs, and the section 18(1) Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 valuation. Plus the Dilapidations Protocol pre-action choreography and the supersession defence.
How to Fight a Section 25 Notice Yourself: A Tenant's Guide
A tenant's guide to responding to a section 25 notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 — the seven statutory grounds, the S Franses unconditional intention test, the section 31A works-around-the-tenant exception, and the section 37 compensation calculation.