MEES: a wake-up call to commercial landlords

It’s not often that we use these channels to nag our audience, clients or not, and we hate saying: ‘Told you so,’ when things go wrong. So we took no pleasure reading recent reports that almost 20% of commercial buildings have fallen into a lower EPC rating than when previously assessed. From April 1st, all […]

Impact of MEES on lease negotiations

Minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) will influence lease negotiations under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the “1954 Act”). By now measures, which improve the environmental sustainability of buildings are included automatically in commercial leases. With the introduction of MEES, this issue might begin again for renewals under the “1954 Act”. However, some hurdles may […]