Keeping it Real Estate

Keeping it Real Estate: The Renters' Rights Act 2025 – What's changing and what you need to do

Tim Reid and Paola Bruni talk you through the new assured periodic tenancy regime and the main changes for landlords and leaseholders when it comes to pre-tenancy restrictions, rent increases, termination and many other changes introduced by the Act.

Keeping it Real Estate: Real Estate changes coming in 2026

Stella Bliss, Ingrid Stables, and Lucy Redman talk you through the legal changes coming this year, both in terms of new legislation - including the Renters' Rights Act, changes to upwards only rent reviews, and yet more changes to the law of leasehold – and cases coming before the courts, as well as the Law Commission's plans for reform.

Keeping it Real Estate: 2025 case roundup

May Burke and Mo Davis talk you through their top 5 cases of 2025, touching on redevelopment under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the limits of the Building Safety Act, service charge disputes and the perils of whatsapp.

Keeping it Real Estate: Commercial Property Law Reforms

We talk you through the Law Commission's plans for commercial property reforms, including potential overhauls to the treatment of guarantors under the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, rights of first refusal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, dilapidations, and changes to support green lease clauses.

Keeping it Real Estate: Rights to light update

Paul Tonkin and Joe Armstrong talk you through the recent judgment in Cooper & Powell v Ludgate House, also known as the Bankside Case.

Keeping it Real Estate: Building Safety Act roundup

Join Paul Tonkin and Ben Willis in the latest episode of Keeping it Real Estate for a roundup of recent developments on the Building Safety Act.

Keeping it Real Estate: What is commonhold and what does it mean for the future of leasehold?

Tim Reid and Lucy Redman talk through the government's white paper on commonhold – billed as the replacement for leasehold – and consider whether the proposals do enough to persuade the key stakeholders – developers, home owners and lenders – that commonhold is the way forward. 

HL Keeping it Real Estate: Security of Tenure Reform – what next for the 1954 Act?

In our first episode, Ben Willis and Amy Dunn discuss reforms to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 following the Law Commission's interim statement, as well as what comes next, and what this means for security of tenure in commercial leases. Click here to listen or search for “Keeping it Real Estate” wherever you get your podcasts.