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Flexible lease solutions – alienation and beyond
16 May 2024Recent uncertainty in the market has led to the concept of flexibility becoming a top priority for many corporate occupiers when looking for space and negotiating terms for a new lease. With this in mind, Tom Merrick, Aimee Dring and Annabel Lindsay have produced a three-part series on alienation for EG in which they discuss what it is, why it is important for both landlords and tenants and what needs to be considered when an occupier is looking to assign or underlet their lease.
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JLL Green Lease Report 2023 – Key Takeaways
22 March 2024JLL recently published their research on Green Leasing 2.0; bridging the owner-occupier divide to deliver shared ESG value.
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The HQ move FAQ – Tom Merrick comments for Estates Gazette
Press
22 February 2024The use of office space has changed dramatically. Economic and political pressures have forced many businesses to re-evaluate their strategies and adapt to hybrid working models.
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Thinking ahead - Tenant considerations when finding new premises
11 January 2024For a corporate occupier, committing to a multi-year lease with a substantial rent as well as added service charge liability is a significant financial commitment.
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Green Building Certifications
03 January 2024In the current climate, “green” buildings are taking the market by storm. Why? Corporate occupiers are seeking light, airy, green, flexible working spaces to retain, and attract, employees. ESG goals are at the top of most businesses’ agendas and where better than the office to showcase the “E” in ESG.
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Exiting Office Leases: On the Move
Press
12 December 2023In an article for PLC Magazine, Rachel Francis-Lang, Tom Merrick, Patrick Brown and Kate Davies discuss the key considerations for a business that wishes to exit its leased office space.
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Sustainability and Real Estate Glossary
05 October 2023Sustainability can be a complicated topic. To help demystify it for you, we’ve put together a glossary of key terminology used when discussing sustainability and real estate.
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It’s a jungle out there: Biophilic design in the workplace
29 September 2023As the summer draws to an end and we contemplate the darker, winter months ahead cloistered within our workplaces, many might yearn for the connection with nature and the outdoors they’ve enjoyed over their holidays and sunny weekends. Biophilic office design is one way we can achieve a re-connection with nature: a design principle that places nature at its centre and focuses on bringing the outside indoors.
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Towards Net Zero in London's Bankside Yards
22 September 2023Overlooking the iconic St Paul's Cathedral and Tate Modern, Lewis Silkin hosted another fantastic ESG focused event “FutuRE Proofing the Office: Journey to Net Zero”. The event, held at the stunning new Lewis Silkin office with its panoramic 360-degree views, brought together Native Land, the Carbon Trust, Lewis Silkin, and a group of invitees from across various business sectors. The purpose? To engage in a conversation about proactive strategies for future-proofing buildings, achieving net-zero emissions, and enhancing landlord’s and tenant’s sustainability credentials.
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Hotels: Checking out of hotels and into homes
01 September 2023The Department for Levelling Up in conjunction with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have published yet another consultation proposing changes to planning legislation, specifically amendments to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (“GPDO”).
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Hotels: Investing in branded residences
01 September 2023Branded residences have grown in popularity across the global super-prime real estate market in recent years, especially since the pandemic. Secure and convenient luxury living, managed by the most prestigious of hotel brands, has proved appealing to many high-net-worth individuals. While purchase for personal use is more common across the globe, branded residences are emerging as an attractive investment asset in certain locations, including the Middle East. In this article, we explore the concept of branded residences as an investment and consider the likely commercial and legal challenges that operators and investors alike may face in the UK market.
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Hotels: Clearing the air – green trends in the hotel industry
01 September 2023Fuelled by the climate crisis, green-minded stakeholders are applying ever-increasing pressure on hotel companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. This is not surprising given that, according to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the carbon emissions generated per room per night in UK hotels are as high as 10.4 kg CO2e.
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Exit Series part 4: Navigating lease surrenders
14 August 2023Exiting an office space can have implications for your business. By being well prepared and understanding your legal position, you can get it right first time and avoid any costly delays. In the final part of this series we explore lease surrenders and the issues surrounding them.
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Exit Series part 3: The power of subletting for corporate occupiers
26 July 2023Exiting an office space can have implications for your business. By being well prepared and understanding your legal position, you can get it right first time and avoid any costly delays. In part three of this series, we discuss subletting, a flexible solution for corporate occupiers.
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New space, new opportunities: are you hybrid working ready?
13 July 2023A move to a new headquarters is the ideal time to instil an improved workplace culture and working patterns. It’s vital not to miss the opportunities a new office can provide and to avoid mistakes of the past. With only a quarter of employees thinking that their company is ‘very prepared’ for a hybrid work future, this article looks into what needs to be considered ahead of the move.
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Exit Series part 2: Consolidating satellite offices into one HQ
26 June 2023Exiting an office space can have implications for your business. By being well prepared and understanding your legal position, you can get it right first time and avoid any costly delays. In part two of this series, we look at the implications of consolidating satellite offices into one HQ.
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Exit Series part 1: Moving premises? Consider these key issues
21 June 2023Exiting an office space can have implications for your business. By being well prepared and understanding your legal position, you can get it right first time and avoid any costly delays. In this series we cover key considerations when exiting your office space to reduce stress and stay on track.
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Does workplace wellbeing need a health check?
21 June 2023The physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees remains high on corporate agendas, with employers recognising the importance of creating nurturing working environments and supporting their staff in ways which now often transcend what might be seen as a traditional employer/employee relationship.
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Proptech – once a trend, now a necessity
10 November 2022The real estate sector has, for a long time, been reluctant to embrace technology. While the rise of property tech start-ups did go some way to open people’s eyes to the possibilities and fuel their imagination, it took something as monumental as a global pandemic to force many, who work within the sector, to move away from traditional (and often outdated) working practices into a more modern way of thinking and working.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Daniel J. Edelman Limited on the lease of Francis House, London
Deal
03 November 2022Lewis Silkin was engaged to act for Daniel J. Edelman Limited in the relocation of its London office, to a newly refurbished building in Victoria.