Commercial Property
Building Liability Orders (BLOs): Corporate exposure and strategic considerations
What are BLOs and why should companies care? Building Liability Orders (BLOs) were introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022 to address situations where a company directly responsible for building safety defects is unable to afford the cost of repairs. They aim to protect leaseholders fr....
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The Commercial Property team – how can they help you?
Our Commercial Property team is here to help individuals and businesses achieve their commercial property goals. Whether you are a commercial landlord, tenant, developer, surveyor or agent, Attwaters Jameson Hill’s lawyers can support, advise and work with you to service your commercial property ....
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Are you a commercial landlord with a vacant property?
If you walk down your local high street, you might notice an increasing number of empty shops. In fact, over 9% of the UK’s high street units have been vacant for more than a year, partly due to rising rents and the shift towards online shopping. To combat this, the government introduced legislat....
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Are commercial tenants responsible for replacing crumbly concrete?
In recent weeks, news has broken that hundreds of schools and other public buildings across the UK, which were built using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), are now unsafe. As this lightweight, ‘bubbly’ concrete (most widely used during a 40-year period between 1950 and 1990) has r....
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EPCs for commercial property: a legal perspective
What is an EPC? An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rates how energy efficient your building is on a scale from A to G (with A the being the most efficient grade and G being the least efficient). Once issued, an EPC is valid for 10 years. Why is energy efficiency important? The....
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