A round-up of some key legal developments in England and Wales for the real estate sector.

In this edition we take a look at oral modifications to contracts, traps when serving notices, the reasonableness of a consent and terrorism insurance cover.

Contents

A question of consent

What constitutes a “reasonable” withholding of consent?

June 2018

Verbal warning

In Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited [2018] UKSC 24 the Supreme Court had the last word on ‘no oral modification’ - or...

June 2018

Terrorism cover – mind the gaps

In June 2018, the government introduced the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill.

June 2018

Notices – a risky business

Serving a notice is a risky business and getting it wrong can prove very expensive – even if the error seems inconsequential.

June 2018



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