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The High Court’s judicial review decision on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has important implications for landlords, developers, and the wider real estate sector.

Ministry of Sound is an iconic venue that opened in 1991 at 103/105 Gaunt Street, London ("Property"). It was the UK's first nightclub dedicated to house music.

As we look ahead to 2026, the property industry in England and Wales is set to face a range of legislative and regulatory changes. These reforms will have a significant impact on both the residential and commercial property sectors. Below, we outline some of the most important changes expected to influence the market in the coming year.

In the recent case of Bradley v Abacus Land 2025, the Court of Appeal assessed if a landlord had exercised its discretion unreasonably, in breach of contract. The Court found that, in residential service charge cases, a landlord's decision would be unlikely to be overturned on grounds of reasonableness, unless the decision was one that no reasonable landlord could have made. This case highlights the high threshold leaseholders must meet in residential service charge cases, to successfully challenge a decision as being unreasonable.  

In these articles, we will explain the basic concept of overage and the specific events commonly used as trigger points which cause an overage liability to be payable.

In this article, we explain the basic concept of overage in property transactions, and the trigger events that typically cause an overage payment to become due.