by guildy | 7 Mar 2018 | Data Protection, New Legislation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and a new (as yet to be finalised) Data Protection Act will replace the current data protection rules from 25 May 2018. As currently, the new rules will apply to the UK. Under the GDPR, you will need to audit the...
by guildy | 11 Dec 2012 | Leaseholders & Freeholders, Subletting
We are commonly asked about charges that a freeholder may make in respect of giving consent for a tenant of a long leasehold property to sub-let that property. A further case decided in the Upper Tribunal is worthy of a short note. Freehold Managers (Nominees) Ltd v...
by guildy | 15 Oct 2012 | News, Subletting
As we have discussed previously, in most long leases (leases for 21 years or longer) a freeholder is entitled to require a leaseholder tenant to obtain consent from the landlord before sub-letting and to require the leaseholder to pay costs in relation to that...
by guildy | 8 Aug 2012 | News, Subletting
Where a tenancy (other than a local authority tenancy) contains a clause that a tenant may not assign the tenancy without the consent of the landlord, which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, the landlord has a duty to reply to any written application for...
by guildy | 23 May 2012 | Leaseholders & Freeholders
Introduction A long lease is defined by section 76 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 as including if the lease is granted for a term of years certain exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given...