PropTech: The Retail Environment By Nick Knapman PropTech has the potential to create the theatre and experience to re-invigorate our stores and retail destinations. The IoT will be the pivotal architecture to achieve this; data the new energy to charge a transformation that is customer centric…
PropTech: Housing By Robert Lee In this brief viewpoint we consider how technology will disrupt the residential sector, right across the value chain, creating new business models and new partnerships. The waves of change, particularly from digital technologies and platform…
Proptech: Collaborative Partnerships The importance of collaboration is central to the successful application of proptech. As the industry gathers at PropTech New York, Tim Ryan, Head of Technology Law at DAC Beachcroft, looks the importance of collaborative partnerships.
Real Estate Tip of the Week: Does your ground rent make your Lease an Assured Shorthold Tenancy? Landlords and tenants should be wary of the level of ground rent charged in a residential lease as it may change the nature of the tenancy, even though it may have been granted for a long term at a premium.
Real Estate Tip of the Week: Foreign Opinion Letters – Practical Considerations for Landlords A landlord granting a lease to an overseas entity, or to a tenant whose guarantor is incorporated overseas, is well advised to obtain a legal opinion from an attorney qualified in the relevant jurisdiction. An overseas entity is a company…
Real Estate Tip of the Week: Managing statutory compliance when selling or leasing By Zoë Carpenter Landlords and property investors have ongoing regulatory duties towards those that occupy their property. The extent of the obligations will vary depending on the terms of occupation and the relevant statutory framework. Early disclosure in…
Real Estate Tip of the Week: Will you be caught by the Code? The new RICS code for leasing business premises was published on 12 February 2020 and takes effect from 1 September 2020. The key difference between the new Code and the 2007 Lease Code is that the new Code contains mandatory provisions which must…
Real Estate Tip of the Week: Additional Restrictions Announced on Commercial Landlords’ Ability to Enforce Rent Arrears Against a background of large scale non-payment of rent by commercial tenants, the Government is acting again to restrict landlords’ ability to enforce their rights. Previously, under the Coronavirus Act 2020, the Government had restricted the…
