Commercial Property Management - Update Spring 2020

This webinar rounds up recent significant developments in commercial property management matters and considers the practical implications. It is aimed at all those advising on the management of commercial property, whether their client base is predominantly investors and developers, or occupiers.

Module Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes

Areas covered

The webinar covers topical issues and recent developments across the whole practice area, including:

• Electronic Communications Code – the key cases
• Binding contract contained in email exchange: Neocleous v Rees
• Recovering cost of improvements through the service charge: London Borough of Southwark v Baharier
• Recent caselaw on modification/discharge of restrictive covenants
• Nuisance by infringement of privacy: Fearn v Tate Gallery
• Landlord’s consent and reasonableness – Sequent Nominees v Hautford
• Opposed lease renewal – life after Franses
• Unopposed lease renewal – life after Dukeminster
• Clarity on contracting-out procedure: TFS Stores v BMG (Ashford)
• Mid-term enforcement of repairing obligations: Blue Manchester v North West Ground Rents
• Forfeiture – recent caselaw, and the coronavirus moratorium
• Tenant insolvency: the Debenhams CVA