Commercial Property Law [Paperback]

This clear and accessible book covers all aspects of commercial leases, from receipt of instructions to termination. Fully up-to-date with all recent cases relating to the lease-licence distinction, Land Registry requirements, the recent changes to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Pt II and the new regulations for the execution of deeds, its detailed explanation of the underlying principles of this complex area of the law - and their practical application - makes it a valuable text for all students taking undergraduate commercial property options, as well as those taking the LPC and the BVC.Provides a detailed explanation of both the underlying principles and their practical application in this complex area.Preface
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Table of statutory instruments
Table of abbreviations
INTRODUCTION:
Meaning of commercial property
Commercial property in context
Commercial property in practice
Conveyancing
DEVELOPMENT AND LEASES:
Introduction
Development leases
Site acquisition
Planning
Construction
Funding and investment
Letting
LEASES:
Introduction
Relationship of landlord and tenant
Definition
Essential elements of a lease
Parties to a lease
Types of leases
Formalities for the creation and assignment of a lease
LEASES AND LICENCES:
Importance of the distinction
Licences
Law relevant to the lease-licence distinction
Drafting
FORM AND CONTENT OF BUSINESS LEASES:
Introduction
A typical business lease
ENFORCEABILITY OF LEASEHOLD COVENANTS:
Introduction
The old rules
The new rules
Use of insolvency law to avoid liability
RENT AND RENl“p