Legal News (Property)

Whilst the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1980 (as amended) (“the Act”) addresses a number of different issues, the focus of this article is on the right to a new tenancy conferred by section 16 of the Act.

The legislation governing the levying and collection of commercial rates is spread across numerous enactments, many of which date from the 19th century and are well in need of reform and modernisation.

Welcome to our Summer Newsletter, which we hope you find helpful and interesting. It has been a busy few months here at Hayes. We recently announced the promotion of two new partners – Áine Coghill in our Property department and Katy Meade in our Healthcare department.

With the continued increase in house prices over the past number of years; there has been renewed focus on how this will affect the annual bill faced every year by home owners for Local Property Tax.

Whether you are a seasoned purchaser of properties or whether you are about to embark on your first purchase, it is important that all purchasers are aware that the process involved in contracting to buy a property has significantly changed in the past few months.

With co-working spaces becoming increasingly popular across the country, Fiona Shipsey points out the pros and cons to this type of arrangement.