All posts tagged "Negotiation"
Negotiation – restoring the balance of power
Dec 2013 – Notwithstanding Reed Personnel Services plc v American Express Ltd [1996] wherein the court said it is “not good for the tenant to say what is good for the landlord” many tenants are fond of negotiating as if they were the landlord. Although technically cutting no ice, it’s an approach that can succeed […]
Point of Law
Jun 1985 – In Shirlcar Properties Ltd v Heinitz & Another [1982], the Court stated stated that use of the expression ‘subject to contract’ did not constitute effective notice to set a rent review procedure in motion when formal notice had to be given. Use of the expression ‘without prejudice’ is widely misunderstood and so […]
Tenancy Expiry and renewal – Some Pitfalls
Dec 2013 – On expiry of a business tenancy that qualifies for renewal rights per the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II, (“LTA54”), and where the landlord is not opposing grant of a new tenancy, it is common, when the tenant wants to renew, even if negotiations are not underway, for the tenant to […]