Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
In our first blog addressing financial pitfalls in leases, we focused on rent review. Here we will explore two more common areas within commercial leases that contain potential pitfalls: service charge and dilapidations liability. Service charge When letting only part...
Jul 6, 2021 | Blog, Bruntwood SciTech, Guest Articles, Member News
Innovation Districts: ‘’Geographic areas where leading-edge anchor institutions and companies cluster and connect with start-ups, business incubators and accelerators. These innovation hubs are physically compact, transit-accessible, and technically-wired and...
Jul 5, 2021 | Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
If you have or are about to take a lease at a science park, your mind will no doubt be focussed on the financial impact of that lease, especially around headline rent and service charge. But leases contain a plethora of lesser-known financial obligations or pitfalls....
Jun 30, 2021 | Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, Mills & Reeve
If Covid was a storm, it’s fair to say the life sciences sector has not only weathered it, but is well on its way to curing it too. Pre-Covid (yes, such days did exist), the life sciences sector was already flourishing but the global pandemic has undoubtedly...
Jun 8, 2021 | Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, Blog, Bruntwood SciTech, Guest Articles, Innovation Birmingham Campus, Member News
One impact of gigabit connectivity and enhanced processing power deriving from the digital revolution is that algorithm-led innovation is increasingly driving the global knowledge economy. This technology requires less physical aggregation than 20th Century...
Jun 7, 2021 | Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, NBBJ
The current demand for well-located, appropriate lab and office space has contributed to the juxtaposition of an unexpected surplus of vacant commercial space created by the COVID-19 pandemic and growing requirement from life science tenants. This presents an...