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BBC has published a news article stating that Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has confirmed that ‘no fault’ evictions, which allows landlords to evict tenants without being legally required to provide an appropriate justification under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, will be banned.

The intention of a landlord when opposing business lease renewals is an important consideration, as shown by the recent case of Macey v Pizza Express

Jamie Sutherland & Imogen Dodds consider intention in opposed business lease renewals

David Renton on the horrors facing some council tenants

Barrister David Renton, of Garden Court Chambers, relays a gruelling tale of mould that was left untreated in a tenant’s home, in this week’s NLJ (Back Page Law Stories)

Catherine Taskis QC & Anthony Tanney examine some conflicting decisions on rent-free periods in business lease renewals

‘In the open market, it is standard practice to grant to an incoming tenant a rent-free period for a minimum period of three months,’ Catherine Taskis QC and Anthony Tanney write in NLJ this week

Alison Sparks & Grace Mercer report on commercial tenancies, rent arrears, & the importance of communication

MoJ easing emergency measures this month

The Law Society has announced that it is seeking views on the new Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2021, which was introduced in the Queen’s speech on 11 May 2021, and endeavours to prevent the onerous raising of ground rents from affecting future leaseholders.

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Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce

Three new tenants join Twenty Essex

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NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws

The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap

A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

NLJ this week: Due process holds the line

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

NLJ this week: Credit law’s regulatory reset

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules

NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check

The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause

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Landlord&tenant

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce