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Australia
Vincent Young
The new unfair contract terms (UCT) regime took effect on 9 November 2023. A summary of this regime is set out in our article here.
Holding Redlich
This newsletter links to recent media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to residential property.
Pointon Partners
Landlords cannot simply ignore tenant requests to investigate potential structural issues or maintenance concerns.
Belgium
Loyens & Loeff
The long-awaited proposal regarding Book 7 of the new Civil Code was submitted to Parliament on 16 April. Book 7 deals with "special contracts" such as sale, lease and service agreements...
Canada
Bennett Jones LLP
Markets change. Situations change. Plans change. And in the face of change, tenants are often faced with future lease obligations that no longer suit their business plans.
Rosen & Associates
It cannot be denied that we are living in times of what feels like ever-increasing housing scarcity. Finding a safe place to live is increasingly difficult as renters and purchasers navigate obvious risks.
Miller Thomson LLP
Many faith groups in Canada are faced with a similar issue: dwindling congregations and financial resources coupled with aging real estate assets which are often subject to designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Miller Thomson LLP
The Québec Code of Civil Procedure c-25.01 provides litigants with two procedural mechanisms for involving a third party in the proceedings, namely, (1) a recourse in warranty...
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Over the past five years, sale-leaseback transactions have been on the rise, based on dollar value, deal volume and other metrics.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
A little more than five years ago, IFRS 16 Leases took effect and rewrote the accounting rules for classifying leases and lease payments in financial statements for most public companies in Canada.
Cox & Palmer
Renovations are necessary and important for landlords to maintain and improve their properties. Improvements also benefit tenants in the long run. In many cases...
India
Vaish Associates Advocates
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhinyam, 2023 (BSA) replaces the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 (IEA) and it was approved by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on December 20 and December 21, 2023, respectively, before receiving presidential assent on December 25, 2023.
Ireland
Arthur Cox
The Government's latest Housing for All update was published last week and includes housing delivery statistics for Q1 2024 as well as updates on priority housing actions.
Jersey
Carey Olsen
The Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 2023 (the "Licensing Regulations"), passed by the States of Jersey in November 2023, come into effect on Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Ogier
The Government of Jersey has introduced a new legal requirement for the rental sector as part of its work to improve the standards of rental accommodation on the island.
Collas Crill
A new licensing scheme in Jersey means that from 1 May 2024 all landlords in Jersey will need to have a Renting Dwellings Licence for each unit of residential properties they rent.
Luxembourg
Ogier
The Luxembourg reform of residential lease agreements took a turn this week, as the Luxembourg government approved major amendments to Bill 7642 on Monday 15 April 2024.
Netherlands
CMS
If the lease runs for an indefinite period of time, both the tenant and the landlord can, with due observance of the applicable provisions, at any moment terminate the lease by giving notice of termination.
Ploum
De Wet goed verhuurderschap (Wgv) is per 1 juli 2023 in werking getreden. Eerder schreven wij al over de gedragsregels en vergunningplichten op grond van de Wgv.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
For over 15 years, interested parties have been permitted to establish long-term leases on privately owned construction land for investment and building purposes.
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