Making money out of E-Sports Opportunities
The landscape of modern sport has dramatically shifted over the past 20 years as the desire for exciting, fast-paced entertainment spectacles has...
21st Aug 2019 Read moreLexology – Daily Feed
89: Public register of beneficial owners of UK residential property
Proposals have been afoot in the UK since 2016 to create a publicly available register of beneficial owners of UK residential property (the Register...
20th Aug 2019 Read moreLawbite Oral agreement did not extinguish right of way
The High Court has held that a right of way was not extinguished where a landowner had relied on an oral agreement made with the previous owner of the...
20th Aug 2019 Read moreMandatory Biodiversity Net Gain, in due course
DEFRA released their response to the responses on the consultation in relation to the proposals for mandatory 10 biodiversity net gain in July, with...
20th Aug 2019 Read moreSocial Housing - August 2019
We cover some of the key developments over the last couple of months, what's on the horizon and how to keep your business compliant and prepared. In...
19th Aug 2019 Read moreApproved Inspectors do not owe a duty under the Defective Premises Act 1972
The Court of Appeal's decision in The Lessees and Management Company of Heron's Court v NHBC Building Control Services Limited 2019 EWCA Civ 1423...
16th Aug 2019 Read moreProperty Fraud
Property fraud is on the rise and any property owner is potentially at risk due to increasingly rapid and remote conveyancing transactions...
16th Aug 2019 Read morePeople Over Wind: Still blowing through planning guidance and the High Court
It has been over 15 months since the CJEU’s ruling in People Over Wind (“POW”) that measures to avoid or reduce harmful effects on a...
15th Aug 2019 Read moreChanges to the Act on Developers
The Council of Ministers, at the request of the President of the Competition and Consumers Protection Office, adopted a new draft Act on Protection...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreThe evolution of Property Management Agreements in the Build to Rent sector
Property Management Agreements (“PMAs”) have been around for years and typically follow the same format. However, the growth of the Build to Rent...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreWhat does a landowner have to do to resist the imposition of Code rights?
EE Ltd v. Sir James H E Chichester 2019 UKUT 164 (LC) considers the ability of landowners to resist the imposition of rights pursuant to the...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreDo approved inspectors owe a duty under s.1(1) of the Defective Premises Act 1972 in the exercise of their building control functions?
Continuing in our series on the implications following the Grenfell Tower disaster, we consider the Court of Appeal judgment in The Lessees and...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreBack to basics: what to do when you receive a break notice
In the current climate, all types of occupiers including occupiers of retail, office and warehouse space, will be considering their leasing...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreWhat is the latest on Five Year Housing Land Supply?
On 22 July 2019, the government published new and updated Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) on a number of topics, including clarification on how the...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreHMO Licences on Sale
There has been an interesting new decision on the licensing of houses in multiple occupation. In Taylor v Mina An Ltd 2019 UKUT 249 (LC) the Upper...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreRisky business: building on a flood plain
Everyone likes a river view, but building near water can have unexpected challenges! Even when the river itself is out of sight, any development on a...
14th Aug 2019 Read moreClarity for Contracting Out
The Case of The Fragrance Shop Stores v The Designer Retail Outlet Centres (Mansfield) General Partner Limited 2019 EWHC 1363 (Ch) offers some...
13th Aug 2019 Read moreRegulation of property agents: government shake up on the horizon
A recent report could lead to fundamental changes in the standards required of both estate agents and property managing agents. The report is...
12th Aug 2019 Read moreplanning reform - “how we move on now”
Planning reform continues to attract lots of interest. There was a very high turnout at our seminars in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh - many thanks...
12th Aug 2019 Read moreCan I come together with my neighbours to bring a claim for repairs against our landlord or freeholder?
The roof or plumbing leaks in a block of flats, making multiple flats damp. A communal heating system fails. A newbuild flat block is poorly built and...
12th Aug 2019 Read moreLondon Borough of Lambeth v Secretary of State
Planning permissions for retail development have a long history of being granted subject to conditions that limit the extent of the retail uses that...
12th Aug 2019 Read moreREITs的法律形式发行上市与监管机制以美国英国德国日本及新加坡等世界主要金融市场为例
环球律师事务所合伙人李文律师在本文撰写时提供了指导意见和建议此外在本文涉及的美国英国德国日本新加坡等法域的专业法律知识方面...
11th Aug 2019 Read moreHousebuilding in Hampshire Halted over Nitrates Pollution in the Solent
Fears over nitrates pollution in the Solent area has resulted in planning authorities in Hampshire putting planning applications for new housing...
9th Aug 2019 Read moreDeciphering the Code: Landowner’s attempt to side-step Code rights rejected
Even before the new Electronic Communications Code (the Code) came into force, landowners were considering ways in which its provisions could be...
9th Aug 2019 Read moreSDLT: New HMRC guidance on the meaning of ‘grounds’
Rural residential property practitioners will know that stamp duty land tax (‘SDLT’) rates payable on the acquisition of country houses - and town and...
9th Aug 2019 Read moreLocal Place Plans - communities planning for themselves
Communities are being given the power to prepare a local place plan. This is one of the most significant reforms contained in the Planning (Scotland...
9th Aug 2019 Read moreSection 21 forms, the How to Rent Guide and Confusing Changes
Yesterday (8 August 2019) the government made small changes in the Form 6A and its associated guidance. It has also recently made changes to the How...
9th Aug 2019 Read moreRedress for purchasers of new build homes and the new homes ombudsman
The Government has committed to delivering 300,000 homes per year by the mid-2020s. At the same time, it does not want to see a deterioration in...
9th Aug 2019 Read moreOpposing a lease renewal on redevelopment grounds - a helpful case for landlords
The case of London Kendal Street No3 Limited v Daejan Investments Limited (2019) provides some useful guidance on what a landlord needs to show in...
8th Aug 2019 Read moreReal Estate Newsletter - August 2019
The European Medicines Agency v Canary Wharf case will not be going to the Court of Appeal. The parties have settled after the EMA agreed to...
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