In January 2015, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) made a ruling (accessible here) that has implications for how business rates are calculated for practices occupying purpose built GP premises. The ruling has implications for practices in England and Wales. The tribunal examined the way in...
Assignment of Leases
The partners in a GP practice with leasehold premises who are the partners holding the lease, i.e. named on the lease and, in the case of registered land, the registered proprietors shown on the title register at Land Registry, must, subject as below, seek Landlord's (the...
As many of you are already aware, a DEC is required for any building that exceeds 500m2 which is frequently visited by the public. Please note that this changed from the 9th July 2015.
A DEC will be required where the total useful floor area of the building exceeds 250m2 which 'is occupied in...
An increasing number of GP practices are considering entering into some kind of collaborative arrangement with other practices. GP networks go by many names: federations, networks, collaborations, joint ventures, alliances. These terms are often used interchangeably to describe multiple...
GPC is aware that some practices are being sent correspondence from their respective landlords which either contain 'Heads of Terms' (in the case of NHS Property Services - 'NHSPS') or otherwise purport to identify 'A Summary of Current Occupation' to be signed off by the practice.
Having asked...
Legionnaire's Disease is a potentially deadly disease caused by the legionella organism. The organisms can live in water systems used for air conditioning, showers, and cooling systems. Like with all the other risk assessments practices make on a regular basis, it should be a consideration but...
GP contractors are eligible for rental reimbursements. The type of reimbursement applicable depends on who owns the building. For instance:
Where the GP owns the building, this is known as 'notional rent'
Where the GP are paying off a mortgage, this is known as 'borrowing cost reimbursements'...
Landlords will often seek to recover their costs associated with a let property from tenants by way of service charge payments.
As a tenant, it is important to be aware what costs can and cannot be recovered by the landlord through service charge demands.
Full Guidance
Things you need to know and actions you need to take
The template lease download here
The template lease has been developed to cover a situation where a GP practice is taking lease of a specific part of a larger building, such as a floor or unit. Where you are taking lease of a whole building,...
