Commercial property update (including landlord and tenant) – Summer 2026

This webinar is part of our regular quarterly update series, designed to be an engaging and efficient means of keeping abreast of key developments, and will cover a number of recent cases and other changes on both commercial leases and commercial property generally, including the following topics:

• Opposing renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 – own occupation: Star Pubs v Gunmakers Arms
• Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 – the Court of Appeal defines ‘building’: SGL v FSV Freeholders
• Commercial boundary disputes & post transfer evidence: Handy Cross Developments v Vanni
• Adverse possession – gnomes, horses & mistakes: Dobson v Unsted, Crofts v Welsh; Hayward v Suffolk CC
• More on modifying restrictive covenants – success under (aa): Poppleford v Preston; Crossland v Fritchley