Brexit: "It was not this that I promised to do"
The relocation plans of two European agencies, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority from London to Amsterdam and...
14th Aug 2018 Read moreLexology – Daily Feed
Important new draft legislation for overseas entities owning UK property
The draft Bill has now been published to set up the Companies House register for beneficial owners of overseas entities that own UK property. Once...
14th Aug 2018 Read moreTalkin’ ‘bout a (Retail) Revolution
The recent media coverage of events in the retail sector has predominantly been focused on the doom and gloom of retail insolvencies, growing sector...
13th Aug 2018 Read moreThe Hackitt report - what next?
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government commissioned a report to make recommendations on the future regulatory system covering high rise...
13th Aug 2018 Read moreDreaming of electric cars
Changes in the types of cars consumers are buying and their marketing are likely to have repercussions for Scotland’s commercial property market and...
13th Aug 2018 Read moreHow much can a letting agent be fined for not displaying their fees?
Letting agents are under a legal duty to display certain information in their offices and on their websites. Section 83 of the Consumer Rights Act...
13th Aug 2018 Read moreReal Estate Update: Wild Duck Limited v Smith 2018 EWCA Civ 1471
In 2002 planning permission was granted (and subsequently renewed in 2006) to Mr Colin Smith, the owner of the freehold site at Waters Edge (and the...
10th Aug 2018 Read moreBeaumont Business Centres Ltd v Florala Properties Ltd - summary judgment in a rights to light case
In the recent unreported case of Beaumont Business Centres Ltd v Florala Properties Ltd the tenant of a property applied to court for an injunction...
10th Aug 2018 Read moreIf it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck
then it probably is a duck - even if masquerading as an emu. Such, I feel, is a fair summary of the judgment in the latest "lease or licence"...
10th Aug 2018 Read moreDraft legislation published - register of beneficial owners of overseas entities
The Government has published draft legislation to introduce a register of beneficial ownership of overseas entities that own real property in the UK...
10th Aug 2018 Read moreUK Real Property Beneficial Ownership Register - Draft Legislation Published
The UK Government recently published a draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill that will require foreign entities who own or desire to own land...
9th Aug 2018 Read moreOverseas entities - new public beneficial ownership register
The UK Government has published draft legislation to implement a new public beneficial ownership register for overseas entities of UK real estate, as...
9th Aug 2018 Read moreCould we see the demise of restrictive covenants?
In a recent application to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) brought by Mrs Susan Geall, the Tribunal discussed whether a restrictive...
9th Aug 2018 Read moreProposed Land Ownership Register for Non-UK Entities Expected in 2021
On 23 July 2018, the UK Government confirmed it would legislate to introduce a new public register of ownership for all non-UK legal entities that own...
9th Aug 2018 Read moreBreaking up is never easya break clause lease disagreement
The tenant had leased a London property from the defendant landlords for a term of 25 years for rent of just over £4 million a year. The lease was due...
8th Aug 2018 Read moreSelling your home: Traditional Estate Agents vs Online Estate Agents
When you decide to sell your home, there are many decisions to make and costs to consider. One of which is to select the estate agent to market your...
8th Aug 2018 Read moreProperty regulation - Important changes to HMO legislation
The Government has announced significant changes to the rules relating to the licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (‘HMOs’), which will take...
8th Aug 2018 Read moreRent for leasehold flats- what’s all that about?
If you have a lease you pay rent, that is the money you pay the Freeholder to rent the space; think of renting a car - or anything else. It’s easy to...
7th Aug 2018 Read moreMajor Tax Change ahead for non UK resident investors in UK property
The change is currently proposed to apply to gains accrued on or after April 2019. The intention is to align the UK with other countries and remove an...
7th Aug 2018 Read moreBusy lenders' round-up - August 2018
The FCA has published its review of the retail banking sector, with a view to understanding how banks generate their revenue and profits, and what...
7th Aug 2018 Read moreCourt refuses to confirm lease repair obligations by declaration
The Technology and Construction Court has declined to grant declarations confirming the extent of a tenant's lease repairing covenant. Facts The case...
6th Aug 2018 Read moreNon-Disclosure Agreements - preventing media intrusion when finding your home
Sport stars, actors and entertainers alike have grown accustomed to “living” in the public eye, but if there is one aspect many wish to keep truly...
6th Aug 2018 Read moreThe Only Way Is Up
The sun’s out and I’ve been drinking in the London skyline (and a few G&Ts) from my favourite roof top bar above the Bussey Building in Peckham Rye...
6th Aug 2018 Read moreRecent pitfalls with overage
The task of drafting overage provisions has always been onerous. One major concern is to create a regime which covers all eventualities bearing in...
6th Aug 2018 Read moreFootpaths and Assets of Community Value
The Assets of Community Value ("ACV") regime was brought in by the Localism Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act"). Much attention then as now focused on saving...
6th Aug 2018 Read moreOvercoming the barriers to longer tenancies in the private rented sector
On 2nd July 2018 the government published a consultation paper with the title shown above. The paper notes the following measures that are being...
3rd Aug 2018 Read moreProperty hijack fraud: new duty for conveyancers?
The Law Commission recommends introducing a new statutory duty on solicitors in property transactions. If the proposals are implemented, solicitors...
3rd Aug 2018 Read moreThe new NPPF: Unpicking the threads
As we were all basking in the glorious summer heat and waiting to see if the summer recess would arrive early, the new NPPF (National Planning Policy...
3rd Aug 2018 Read moreLegislation Published affecting Non-UK Legal Entities that own Land in the UK
The UK Government has published draft legislation to establish a new register of beneficial owners of overseas legal entities that own or enter into...
3rd Aug 2018 Read moreMEES: 1 April 2019 is the new deadline for domestic landlords
In December 2017, we reported on the consultation on the domestic aspects of MEES Regulations. At the end of July, the summary of responses to the...
2nd Aug 2018 Read more