Articles
April 2012
The New EPC Rules - How to Avoid a £5000 Fine
The coalition Government’s plans to be seen as the “greenest Government ever” took a step closer with the introduction of a number of new directives.
April 2012
VAT Increase for Listed Building Alterations
If you own or are developing a listed building, recent changes announced in the Budget will affect you whether the property is residential or commercial as the zero rating currently available for approved alterations to protected buildings (both residential and charitable buildings) will be removed with effect from 1 October 2012.
April 2012
Tenancy Deposit Protection - Time Is Running Out
If you are a landlord of residential property and you let it out under an assured shorthold tenancy, you should note that the rules relating to the registration of the rent deposit changed on 6 April 2012. You must ensure that, in respect of all rent deposits that you currently hold, they are correctly registered before 6 May 2012, and that you have sent the necessary certificate and the information prescribed by the legislation to all parties who are entitled to receive it within 30 days of receipt of the deposit.
March 2012
The National Planning Policy Framework
Following the Government’s recent Budget announcement, the NPPF came into force on 27 March 2012.
March 2012
Redundancy - EAT Decision Favours Employers
In Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited –v- Monte-D’Cruz, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered, amongst other things, whether following a restructure of employment roles an employer was compelled to offer a vacant post to an otherwise redundant employee despite him performing poorly at interview for the post.
March 2012
How Secure Is Your Landlord?
As a pub tenant you may be leasing from a pubco or other entity, who themself holds a lease from the property owners, i.e. the freeholder, thereby making you “the sub-tenant” who is paying rent to an intermediate landlord, who pays (not necessarily the same) rent to the freeholder.
March 2012
Update on Pre-Packs
In an announcement which will be welcome by the insolvency profession DBIS has said that it does not intend to legislate to impose restrictions on the use of pre-pack sales in any insolvency procedure.
March 2012
Out of court administration
The line of cases which began last year with Minmar (929) Limited Khalastchi ([2011] EWHC 1195 (CH)) when the High Court decided that an out-of-court appointment by directors was invalid because of the failure to give notice to the Company, i.e. its shareholders, has had three additions.
March 2012
Bankruptcy Cases - Property
Some interesting recent cases and reminders:-
March 2012
Employees protected by TUPE in administration cases
Key2Law (Surrey) Ltd v De'Antiquis [2011] EWCA Civ 1567
