Legal Article
02 Apr 2020
The 1 April 2020 will mark a change in the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (MEES Regulations). This change will have a direct effect on landlords of residential properties with potential financial penalties and subsequent reputational damage. We will…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
25 Mar 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has produced a lot of government action targeted at keeping infections down and that has in turn affected a lot of organisations, their contracts with each other and their plans for future procurement. For buyers subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) or the…
Commercial Property
Forbes News
18 Mar 2020
At Forbes Solicitors, we are keen to reassure clients that we have robust business continuity measures in place to protect and maintain service levels so we can continue to support our clients. The health and welfare of our colleagues and clients is paramount. We will continue to monitor the most…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
18 Mar 2020
With more alarming updates coming from the government daily, in these times of uncertainty, many businesses may be looking to their accountants for advice on how to best protect their assets. One thing that businesses can do is to look to restructure; setting up a holding company, undertaking a…
Commercial Property
Forbes News
04 Mar 2020
Leading law firm Forbes Solicitors has joined LawPact® - the international association of independent business law firms - as it expands its national and global reach. Having grown its team with 89 new appointments in 2019 and taken on the largest cohort of trainee solicitors to date, Forbes is…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
15 Jan 2020
The past 12 months have thrown up uncertainties in the structural defect insurance market, with the collapse of Danish insurance broker Alpha Insurance. This has had an impact in respect of both residential and commercial new build properties. In light of this it is worth considering one aspect of…
Commercial Property
Forbes News
06 Jan 2020
Tuscan inspired Coffee Bar La Collina is set to open a new premises in Manchester's Northern Quarter in January 2020 after being advised over the leasing of the site by Forbes Solicitors. The new venture will be based on the ground floor in Fourways House on Tariff street, with artisan coffee…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
01 Nov 2019
Environmental issues are increasingly becoming a major concern within society and inevitably a key priority forming part of government policy. In the context of commercial property, this is most noticeable with the rules on ascertaining the energy efficiency of properties, by way of an Energy…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
31 Oct 2019
The increasing global environmental socio-economic awareness means that there is now a wealth of environmental laws and issues in practice which overlap with some areas of property law, in particular leases. What do Landlords want? As landlords will be keen to make sure that the tenant will be…
Commercial Property
Forbes News
16 Oct 2019
Contained within most commercial leases will usually be a clause that is referred to as "compliance with laws". The purpose of this clause is to determine the responsibility of adherence with the particular rules and regulations that relate to the property and its use, and more often than not…
Commercial Property
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