This book is part of our new series of essential guides for legal
practitioners covering what you need to know about how various aspects
of UK law have been affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
DESCRIPTION
Business famously dislikes uncertainty, but it is hard to imagine how it
could have much more just now. The pace of technological change, the
impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the looming prospect of the final
Brexit deal (or no-deal) make reliable predictions near-impossible. The
commercial property world is affected like everything else.
Technology both enables and demands flexibility from the office
occupier, while the retail sector both embraces the opportunities of
online trading and struggles to cope with its consequences. Brexit and
Covid-19 each in their own ways raise doubts about provision of services
to multi-let buildings, sustainability of tenants' businesses, and the
risk of tenant default.
This book considers in particular the impact that Covid-19 has had on
the commercial leasing market, but sets that in the context of all of
those other uncertainties. As well as considering how the current crisis
is addressed in rent concession agreements, it looks forward to how
commercial landlord and tenant law, and lease drafting, might change
permanently.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mark Shelton is a freelance legal trainer, having practised in major
commercial law firms for thirty years. He qualified with Linklaters and
has always specialised in property litigation. Mark was a Partner at
Lawrence Graham, and has acted for major property investors, financial
institutions and leading retailers. He was a Professional Support Lawyer
for a number of years, most recently at Eversheds Sutherland LLP,
working with the UK's largest specialist real estate litigation team. He
is a contributor to Estates Gazette, Property Week and Property Law
Journal, the author of The Lease Guide website, and the author of books
on:
- Dilapidations
- Landlord's Consents
- Forfeiture of Leases
