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Keep abreast of the latest news in commercial property law. Our insights cover legal updates and market trends relevant to property transactions in Oxford and the surrounding areas. As trusted solicitors in Oxford, Challenor Gardiner provides the knowledge you need to make informed decisions.

Commercial Tenants’ Rent Obligations Continue Unabated During Lockdowns
The burning question in many commercial tenants’ minds is whether they are obliged to pay rent even though…
Private Airfield v Woodland Burial Ground – High Court Neighbours’ Dispute
The use to which you put your land may be authorised and, from your point of view, entirely…
High Court Grants Breathing Space to Commercial Tenant Hit by Pandemic
Many commercial tenants who are experiencing cash-flow crises due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been constrained to stop…
Planning Error Authorised Massive Holiday Park Expansion
Mistakes made by planners can have grave consequences stretching far into the future. That was certainly so in…
Waiver of Contractual Rights by Conduct – Instructive High Court Ruling
Strict contractual rights, no matter how clearly defined, may be impliedly waived by conduct. That principle came under…
Digital Advertising Hoarding Permission Quashed on Highway Safety Grounds
Digital advertising hoardings are an effective means of grabbing public attention but they can also be a dangerous…
Contract Adjudicator’s Award Survives High Court Jurisdiction Challenge
There would be very little point in submitting disputes to contract adjudicators if their decisions were not binding…
‘Simple’ Clause in Commercial Property Lease Triggers High Court Dispute
Commercial property leases can be long and complex documents, but it is often their most apparently simple clauses…
Air Quality Issues Prove Decisive as Car Park Planning Permission Quashed
With environmental protection very much on the public mind, ever-increasing weight is being given by planning decision-makers to…
Major Mixed-Use Development Passes High Court Test
Proposals for a major mixed-use development on the site of a vacant business park received the High Court’s…
Business Rates Mitigation Schemes are Lawful – But Not if They are Shams
It is perfectly legitimate and lawful for landlords of empty commercial premises to enter into business rates mitigation…
Property Investment Company Pays for ‘Deliberate’ VAT Return Default
Almost every business owner understands that feeling of desperation arising from cashflow problems. As a case concerning VAT…
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