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.

As we near the end of 2019, I would like to thank you on behalf of all here at Hayes Solicitors for your continued support throughout the year. Because of your support, it has been another busy year at Hayes, with lots of new developments.

It is always interesting at this time of the year to stand back and look at what are the most significant changes in the property market over the past 12 months. It is fair to say that 2019 has been a busy year.

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.