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In what will come as welcome news to many commercial tenants, the Government has announced that the Coronavirus Bill, which is expected to be passed today, will protect commercial tenants from eviction if they are unable to pay their rent over the next 3 months. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement this week of further measures…
Following a surge in calls asking for advice from those either owning or leasing commercial premises guidance on how landlords and tenants can approach commercial property issues caused by the Covid-19 shutdown has been issued by Thursfields Solicitors. Robert Pettigrew, a Director in the Commercial Property department at Thursfields, said: “Landlords and tenants may be…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is of great concern to many businesses as they balance putting contingency plans in place to protect their staff’s wellbeing and also continue to provide their products and services to clients. Thursfields Solicitors is open for business as usual and has the resources and legal expertise to guide you. All of…
On Wednesday 11 March Yakinori opened the doors of it’s latest restaurant, a new 3,000 sq ft premises at Touchwood Solihull. The restaurant, offering a fresh and innovative approach to Japanese food is a very welcome addition to Touchwood’s cuisine, and has completely transformed the former Drucker’s premises with its new, vibrant and colourful offering….
Cutting your Carbon Footprint for Compliance As you may be aware, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (‘MEES’) came into force in April 2018. So whilst MEES created a legal obligation on commercial landlords setting a minimum band of an E rating relating to Energy Performance Certificates (‘EPC’) for all new commercial lettings, it was only…
An early 19th century rural pub in the Midlands has been bought and relaunched by a local family, helped by Thursfields Solicitors. Thursfields advised partners Gareth Clowes and Luise Middleton on the purchase of The Bell Inn at Pensax, a village in north-west Worcestershire. The venue has been a traditional pub since the early 1800s…
Thursfields Solicitors has advised the purchaser of a former care home in Northampton which will now be adapted for supported living. Senior Associate Stewart Coles, a commercial property lawyer in Thursfields’ Halesowen office, led the team which advised CJS Care (Northampton) Ltd on the purchase of Trinity House, a Victorian former nursing home. Care homes…
There are a number of matters which should be considered before selling part of a commercial property. These are as follows: Rights It might be necessary for rights to be granted for the benefit of the land being sold and rights to be reserved for the land that is being retained. For example, if we…
Have you checked the terms of your insurance and your lease recently to see if you are covered in the event of a storm or flood? All too often these matters are not checked until the worst has happened and following the devastation of a flood the last thing anyone needs is to find they…
Most commercial leases impose an obligation on the landlord to give the tenant the right to peacefully enjoy their premises. This provision was recently considered in Jafari v Tareem Limited where scaffolding was erected around a dental practice for almost 2 years because the landlord wanted to convert the block into a 134 bedroom hotel….
Head of Terms: what are they, why should we have them and are they enforceable? Heads of Terms are a document that sets out key terms in a transaction; they are commonly used in commercial transactions such as property purchases, sales and leases. Heads of Terms can include the following fundamental information:- The parties (names,…
The freedom to contract principle means benefits can automatically transfer to third parties A recent court ruling relating to an agreement for lease issue has grabbed our attention. The Bella Italia Restaurants Ltd v Stane Park Ltd and others case saw Bella trying to terminate an agreement for lease on a property in Colchester originally…