Commercial property in flux - lease renewals, rent reform and land transparency in 2026

In our the next Property Disputes webinar, Chris Dent, Sarah Butterworth and Hayden Garraway take you through three of the most pressing issues currently facing anyone with commercial property interests.

From the fundamentals of statutory lease renewal to landmark rent review reform and brand new transparency obligations over land, this session is relevant for landlords, investors and occupiers.

We will cover in detail:

• Lease renewals – recent case law developments in lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
• Upwards Only Rent Review: the ban is now law – what the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 actually means for new leases, renewal leases and the critical retrospective backstop of 17 March 2026, including the implications for live transactions right now.
• Interim rent and the intersection of 1954 Act renewals with the upwards-only rent review ban – understanding how the two regimes interact and what it means for rent-setting on renewal from commencement.
• The Contractual Control register – what agreements are caught, what must be registered, the transitional provisions applying to rights granted before 6 April 2027, and the criminal consequences of non-compliance.