A practical approach to commercial conveyancing and property (2nd ed )

Now in its second edition, this successful text offers practical advice and solutions in the complex area of commercial conveyancing and property. It provides detailed explanations of the structure and content of the modern business lease including rent review, lease covenants, and service charges, and includes a point-by-point study of the termination and renewal procedures with reference to the relevant legislative covenants. Remedies are also considered, including forfeiture and the enforcement of leasehold covenants, and the authors provide a thorough evaluation of property development issues, including land acquisition, contaminated land issues, planning, construction, and finance.

Preface, Acknowledgements, Table of Cases, Table of Statutes, 1: An Introduction to Commercial Conveyancing and Property, 2: Rent and Rent Review, 3: Commercial Lease Covenants I, 4: Commercial Lease Covenants II, 5: Miscellaneous Lease Concerns: Enforceability of Lease Covenants, Insolvency and Disclaimer, Surrender and Merger, 6: Remedies, 7: The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part. Part 2: Security of Tenure for Business Tenants and the Termination and Renewal of Business Leases. 8: Property Development: Land Acquisition, Planning, Construction and Finance, 9: Selling and Buying Tenanted Properties, 10: Revenue Law and Commercial Conveyancing, Appendix 1: Commercial Property Related Web Sites, Appendix 2: Authorized Guarantee Agreement Precedent, Appendix 3: Law Society Standard Form Leases, Appendix 4: Standard Commercial Property Conditions (First Edition), Appendix 5: 'Green Card' Warning on Property Fraud - Practice Information, Appendix 6: Forms of Notice under the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, s.17, Appendix 7: Landlord's Requests for Release from Covenants, Appendix 8: Tenant's Responses to Landlord's Requests for Release from Covenants, Appendix 9: Notice for Binding Apportionment on Assignment of Part, Appendix 10: Request for an Overriding Lease by Former Tenant Pursuant to s.19 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, Appendix 11: Precedent for an Overriding Lease Granted Pursuant to s.19 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, Appendix 12: Specimen Notices under the Law of Property Act 1925, Appendix 13: Notices under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, s.40, Appendix 14: Landlord's Notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, s. 25, Appendix 15: Tenant's Request under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, s.26, Appendix 16: Environmental Enquiries of Seller's Solicitors, Appendix 17: British Property Federation Collateral Warranties, Appendix 18: A Code of Practice for Commercial Leases in England and Wales (Second Edition), Appendix 19: British Property Federation Commercial Property Standard Enquiries