Quarter Day – June 2017

Welcome to the June 2017 edition of our Quarter Day newsletter.

• Top tips for tenants: Repairs
  When a tenant decides to take a lease of new premises they are usually eager to get the deal “done and dusted”. [more]
• Japanese knotweed: The nightmare neighbour
  The damage that Japanese knotweed can cause has been highly publicised over recent years. [more]
• EPCs and minimum energy efficiency standards for private rented properties
  The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (Regulations) introduced measures to improve energy efficiency in both residential and non-residential private rented properties in England and Wales. [more]
• CIS taxation: who is caught by the regime?
  The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) regime was introduced under the Finance Act 2004 to regulate tax on payments between contractors and subcontractors for construction work. [more]
• Payment dates – Miss them at your peril!
  Two recent cases highlight the importance of ensuring both landlords and tenants diarise important dates in legal documents, especially those which involve payments. [more]
• New protection for pubs
  Since the Localism Act 2011, public houses have been the most popular use of a building/land to be protected as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). [more]
• The risk of uninsured risks
  Almost all leases include an obligation on the landlord to insure the building. [more]

Updates for real estate professionals