Legal wrap: CVAs and insolvency, Japanese knotweed and a review of class E

Welcome to your weekly round-up of the pick of the content published on EG Legal over the past seven days. This week, as temperatures soar, we have plenty of summer reading for you, beginning with a review of class E, almost a year in. Have the planning aims been realised – and at what cost? As rents still go unpaid, we explore CVAs and tenant insolvency from the investor’s perspective, and offer an expert guide for landlords on the limited circumstances in which guarantors can escape liability under leases. It’s easy to overlook the tax consequences of hybrid working, but we have a useful reminder. And other topics include fresh guidance for valuers on Japanese knotweed. Find somewhere cool, and dive in. Legal news Judge awards £1.4m damages over Tooting development delays Owners of Piccadilly’s The Wolseley face rent battle with freeholder Legal features Planning: Is class E delivering on its promise? Rosie Shields reflects on the period since the implementation of use class E Why nothing is guaranteed Mark Reading and Myriam Stacey QC review three key issues for landlords, guarantors and those undertaking due diligence exercises Why hybrid working requires up-front thinking The tax considerations of hybrid working should not be ignored, write Michael Carter and Olivia Sinfield Investment risks of tenant insolvency Darren Hamer on how the continuing moratorium makes the lives of landlords and investors more challenging by the day Fresh thinking on Japanese knotweed Philip Santo explains how a draft RICS guidance note, currently undergoing consultation, introduces a new approach for valuers Legal note: Correcting obvious mistakes in documents Allyson Colby analyses the potential cost of a rent review clause, and how the Court of Appeal balanced the equation Practice points Informal substitutions of housemates were multiple surrender and regrants Sturgiss and another v Boddy and others Manager had to personally re-pay service charge received Suchorski and others v Norton Can operators bring old agreements into line with the new Code? EE Limited & Hutchison 3G UK Ltd v Duncan Case summaries Royale Parks Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing… and another Town and country planning – Lawful development certificate – Caravan site Suchorski and others v Norton Landlord and tenant – Appointment of manager – Duty to account EE Ltd and another v Stephenson and another Telecommunications – Electronic communications code – New code agreement Father’s Field Developments Ltd v Namulas Pension Trustees Ltd Restrictive covenants – Discharge or modification – Compensation   For more legal articles and to search our extensive archive, visit EG Legal    To send feedback, e-mail jess.harrold@eg.co.uk or tweet @EGPropertyNews