COVID-19 represents an unprecedented challenge for business globally. Property owners and tenants are affected. This infographic answers the question if tenants in the Netherlands are entitled to stop their operations and cease rent payments. > Click the infographic to view full size or download the PDF.

With universities closing campuses and teaching moving online, the student accommodation sector has had to respond to new challenges. Can current students terminate their agreements? Will Autumn 2020 admissions be affected and what impact will that have on accommodation providers? Will long-term supply be diminished? To discuss those and other...

Jonathan Mills and Tim Rezendes were recently guests on The Coliving Code Show podcast. This show is a passion project of Christine McDannell, the Co-founder of Kndrd, the first management software platform and global directory for Coliving. She is also the Founder of Kindred Quarters in California and published the...

Osborne Clarke has just released its most recent thought leadership piece titled: " Transforming the way we live - A roadmap for taking Alternative Residential mainstream". The report is based on interviews of real estate industry experts, combined with the views of Osborne Clarke clients. The ways in which we...

Introducing the consultation paper on 6 August 2020 with his characteristic colour, the Prime Minister promises: " Not more fiddling around the edges, not simply painting over damp patches, but levelling the foundations and building, from the ground up, a whole new planning system." The vision The proposals are based...

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the matter of Kensquare Limited v Boakye, concerning (among other issues) whether the landlord, Kensquare, was still able to recover interim service charges from its tenant, Ms Boakye, despite being late in making the demand. In short, the answer was no...

Within the context of the political and economic uncertainty mainly caused by the war in Ukraine, and with the rate of inflation being higher than in 2021, the Spanish government approved Royal Decree-Law 6/2022, of 29 March, adopting urgent measures within the framework of the National Response Plan to the...

In one of the hotly anticipated judgments of 2023 for UK real estate, the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the residents of luxury flats at the Neo Bankside development, neighbouring the Tate Modern Gallery, who have successfully argued that the Gallery's 360-degree public viewing platform amounts to an...

The private rental sector reforms have been the source of wide speculation for many years, with the UK government finally confirming implementation of its planned changes, leading to a significant shake-up of the current system. The Renter's (Reform) Bill was laid before Parliament on 17 May 2023, over four years...

We were delighted to host the Class Foundation's Student Living in the UK event last week. The Class Foundation is Europe's leading platform for the Student Housing sector and has been a pioneer in the evolving landscape of the sector. Osborne Clarke has been a partner and supporter of the...