Lease

If you own commercial property in Cheshire and the wider North West, 2026 is the most consequential year for the commercial lease market I have seen in nearly a decade of practice. Five things have moved since January. Two of them are now law. One is statutory guidance that has just been published. The other […]

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in nearly forty years. Section 21 “no fault” evictions are gone. Fixed-term assured shorthold tenancies have ended. Almost every existing tenancy in England has automatically converted into a new form of assured tenancy. If you let residential property in Cheshire, whether it’s

A commercial lease is a legally binding agreement that commits a business to a property – its obligations, its costs and its risks – for the full duration of the term. The key dangers sit in the break clause conditions, the repairing obligations and the total cost exposure, all of which are routinely underestimated by

Planning Permission for Padel Courts How landowners and industrial property owners can diversify land or warehouses into padel facilities – and the planning and property risks to consider. Key Takeaways Padel courts are driving new land diversification opportunities across the UK, particularly on under-utilised land and within vacant industrial units or warehouses. Planning permission is usually