Insights
25th April 2022
Commencement date confirmed for the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act
Further to our previous article on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (“the Act”), we advised that the Act was not yet in full effect. The Government…
Insights
30th March 2022
Clarity on the External Wall System 1 (EWS1)
Following the introduction of the External Wall System 1 (“EWS1”) form in 2019, it is fair to say that confusion erupted across the residential property market. Building owners…
News
21st March 2022
Ellisons Solicitors strengthens its Dispute Resolution Team in Chelmsford
Ellisons Solicitors has bolstered its Dispute Resolution team in Essex following the appointment and relocation of Associate Solicitor, Emma Jenkins, who will be taking up permanent residence in…
Insights
17th February 2022
UK Government Set to Reform Leasehold and Commonhold Systems
At the moment, the government is keen to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission and make changes to improve the leasehold ownership system. The first of the…
Insights
15th February 2022
An update on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
On 8 February 2022, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill received Royal Assent and became the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (“the Act”). The Act, when it…
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11th February 2022
The Supreme Court on the Right to Manage: FirstPort Property Services Ltd (Appellant) v Settlers Court RTM Company Ltd
This article is an overview of the recent Supreme Court decision FirstPort Property Services Ltd (Appellant) v Settlers Court RTM Company Ltd and others (Respondents) [2022] UKSC 1…
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28th January 2022
Court of Appeal clarifies position on amendments to a cladding claim after limitation expires
The Limitation Act 1980 sets out the period within which a claim can be brought following a cause of action accruing. For example, section 5 states that an…
Insights
11th January 2022
New proposals set out to fix the Building Safety crisis
There has been plenty of discussion in respect of building safety and cladding in the press in the past couple of years. However, most of this related to…
Insights
17th November 2021
COVID-19: Ring-fencing of commercial rent debt
On 09 November the Government published a new Code of Practice and a draft Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill with the aim of tackling accrued rent arrears for businesses…
Insights
7th October 2021
Health and Safety guidance for high-rise residential buildings
Following the Building Safety Bill (“BSB”) entering Parliament, the Health and Safety Executive (“HSE”) has published information relating to the safety principles for high-rise residential buildings (defined as…