Break Notices - Grounds for a Dispute

This post was written by Katherine Campbell and Siobhan Hayes.

Tenants exercising break clauses in their leases are creating plenty of work in the property disputes field at the moment. Many tenants who have the opportunity to break the term of their lease are seizing it, and landlords in return want to find any way possible to challenge the validity of those notices. This posting identifies some of the topics arising on lease breaks.

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Risk to building owners - Remember to Notify Your Insurers

This post was written by Siobhan Hayes and Richard Nicoll.

The duty on investors and other owners to notify building insurers and keep them updated of all material circumstances should not be under-estimated.  Failure to do this may result in cover being prejudiced.

An unusual case that reached the Court of Appeal earlier this year made us think about whether property investors have got more to disclose to their buildings insurers in this market.  They probably have.

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