Pandemic, construction materials shortage and the JCT: What can you do?
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The UK construction industry is in the middle of a materials procurement and shortage crisis, with key building materials like timber, cement and steel becoming much more expensive and difficult to source.
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Parents seeking to use coronavirus to avoid maintenance payments
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With incomes and livelihoods under pressure as a result of the economic shock caused by the crisis, there are an increasing number of instances of individuals unilaterally stopping monthly maintenance payments overnight.
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Recoverability of litigation costs via service charge provisions: Can landlords litigate at lessees’ expense?
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The Court of Appeal decision for the above case provides further guidance on whether legal and professional costs can be recovered through a service charge.
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Right to Manage: FirstPort Property Services Ltd v Settlers Court RTM Company and others
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Qualifying tenants have often sought to push the definition of “premises” to its absolute limit, claiming management rights over as much of the land surrounding a self-contained block as possible.
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