A fairer Private Rented Sector
On 16 June 2022 the Government published a White Paper, which set out its plans for changes to the private rented sector, entitled ‘A Fairer Private...
27th Jun 2022 Read moreLexology – Daily Feed
Tenancies can be passed on without involving landlord
Much has been written about the recent introduction of a right on the part of secure agricultural tenants to sell back their tenancies for value to...
27th Jun 2022 Read moreBan on most new residential ground rents comes into force at the end of the month
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 was passed on 8 February 2022 - see our insight for full details of the new law. The Act introduced a ban...
24th Jun 2022 Read moreUnlocking shopping centre reinvention
As our high streets strive to reinvent themselves, many shopping centres face a similar challenge. Whatever the end vision, a range of interventions...
24th Jun 2022 Read more"A fairer private rented sector" Government whitepaper
On 16 June 2022, the government published its White Paper on the reform of the private rented sector in England. It proposes significant reforms and...
24th Jun 2022 Read moreA guide to protecting non-matrimonial assets in divorce
A key consideration in any divorce is how to divide your assets. Assets which are acquired or built up during the marriage (matrimonial or marital...
24th Jun 2022 Read moreBuilding Safety Act 2022 - Don’t throw away those old records just yet
One of the many changes introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) relevant to those in the construction industry is the change to...
24th Jun 2022 Read moreWhat can be done if a vulnerable individual does not accept that they lack capacity and they refuse to comply with a capacity assessment?
This issue arose recently in a case I was assisting with. The vulnerable individual concerned was facing enforcement proceedings for failing to meet...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreIf you build it they will come
The Estates Gazette and Bidwells conference held in Westminster this week had the intriguing title ‘Creating a Scientific Superpower’. Hosted in the...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreUK Supreme Court provides welcome clarity on the operation of the Telecoms Code
In a long-awaited judgment handed down on 22 June 2022, the Supreme Court has addressed issues that have dogged telecoms operators and land owners...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreNew powers granted to police to deal with unauthorised encampments on open land with vehicles
From 28 June 2022, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 introduces a new offence in England and Wales relating to residing on land...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreHPLA Intervention in Khan v Mehmood
The case of Simmons v Castle established that Claimants in personal injury, defamation, and other torts which cause suffering, inconvenience or...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreBig Moves for Moveable Transactions in Scotland
On 25 May 2022, the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) was introduced into the Scottish Parliament. Once enacted, it will significantly...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreBuilding Safety Act 2022: What developers need to know
The Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. We recently provided an overview of the key elements of the Act after...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreThe Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23
Burlingtons examines Part 8 of the Government’s new Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23 and its implications for commercial landlords and...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreContracting out update following Supreme Court refusal
The Supreme Court refuses to re-open lease contracting-out issues previously determined by the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court has denied the...
23rd Jun 2022 Read moreGood news for pet lovers - Blanket ban on pets to be removed
The much-awaited fairer private rented sector White Paper (“the White Paper”) has finally been published. The White Paper comes with good news for...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreThe new Luxembourg-UK double tax treaty: key points for investors in UK real estate
On 7 June 2022, the United-Kingdom (UK) and Luxembourg signed the text of the new double tax treaty. The date on which the treaty will enter into...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreReforming private renting in England
The Government published its long-awaited White Paper on reforms to the private rented sector on 16th June. Described as marking ‘a generational...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreTaking possession - How to manage the uncertainty of undocumented occupation
We'll paint a scene for you: a multi-let building is ripe for redevelopment and the developerlandlord is working towards obtaining possession of the...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreImpact of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 Act on real estate transactions
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 Act (“Act”) has established a new regime for the United Kingdom that allows the Secretary of State for...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreShould tenants be advised to remain in unlicensed HMOs to maximise rent repayment orders?
When a tenant discovers that they are living in an unlicensed HMO it is usually not long before they realise that they can make an application to the...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreRecovering possession to sell properties after section 21 notices are abolished for private landlords
Along with a number of other changes to the private rented sector including the scrapping of section 21 notices, the Government has announced that a...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreTwo Out of Three Ain't Bad: Supreme Court gives judgment in Telecoms Cases
The Supreme Court has today given judgment in two of the three cases involving issues in the Electronic Communications Code. The Code applies right...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreNew measures introduced in the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 15 March 2022, its introduction having been expedited...
22nd Jun 2022 Read moreBuilding Safety Act 2022 - What would strict liability under the Defective Premises Act mean?
The first provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 ("the Act") will come into force on 28 June 2022. Amongst these are changes to the Defective...
21st Jun 2022 Read moreWhat is a "higher risk building" - the Government seeks your views
For those of you involved in the construction sector, it will not be news that the Building Safety Act 2022 (the "BSA") gained Royal Assent on 28...
21st Jun 2022 Read morePrivate investor delivery of social housing rent
How affordable housing could be delivered in partnership between affordable housing providers and the private sector...
21st Jun 2022 Read moreWhite paper published - A fairer, private rented sector
The paper fits squarely into the Government’s levelling up agenda and represents one component in its wider plans to reform the residential landlord...
21st Jun 2022 Read moreDeveloper defeats obsolete "one house only" restrictive covenant
A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has discharged a restrictive covenant over a development site in Ealing which prevented the...
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