12 Feb, 2024 Biodiversity Net Gain for new development By John Bosworth After a prolonged and delayed legislative gestation period new developments in England will now have to provide a 10% net gain in...
12 Mar, 2024 Biodiversity Net Gain for new development - implications By Robin Barnes Last month my planning colleague, John Bosworth, published an article outlining which biodiversity net gain (BNG) policies have so far...
11 Mar, 2024 There goes SDLT Multiple Dwellings Relief By Chris Xitsas One of the surprise (and less talked about) announcements from the Spring Budget this week was the abolition of SDLT Multiple Dwellings...
04 Mar, 2024 The future of Co-Living in London is here... By Chris Xitsas Two years after its initial guidance, having taken quite a bit of flak for it, the Greater London Authority issued a revised London Plan...
19 Feb, 2024 Once upon a time...a cautionary tale about periodic tenancies By Charis Almond Rosalind Cullis Avondale Park v Miss Delaney’s Nursery The Court of Appeal decision in Avondale Park v Miss Delaney’s Nursery raises an interesting...
19 Feb, 2024 'Dear England' - where is your boundary? Section 104(6)(b) of the Construction Act. By Michael Craik Do you remember the play about a football manager that sparked (in England) a feelgood factor and who boosted the sales of waistcoats...
15 Feb, 2024 Class E to residential conversions: limitations lifted By John Bosworth The Government has now responded to its 2023 public consultation regarding changes to the permitted development regime for converting...
15 Feb, 2024 Lawful development – what’s going on? By John Bosworth “If you want to be certain that the existing use of a building is lawful for planning purposes or that your proposal does not require...
07 Feb, 2024 How to be unpopular but safe: get those Payment Notices & Pay Less Notices served on time By Michael Craik “With market activity slowing in some sectors and deflationary pressures mounting, contractor pricing is expected to be more competitive...
31 Jan, 2024 Responsible, even if not at fault - Remediation Contribution Orders under the BSA2022 By Chris Xitsas Last week, Get Living was ordered to contribute £18m to remediate fire safety issues at the Olympic Village in East London. The...
23 Jan, 2024 Hospitality in transition By Tim Dodd The hospitality industry is in transition. The pandemic, the ever-growing proliferation of hotel brands, the merging of international...
23 Jan, 2024 The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – further updates to the Register of Overseas Entities By Megan Newnham We have previously written about the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE)[1], introduced by the Economic Crime (Transparency and...
23 Jan, 2024 Focus on…..Borrower’s Bank Accounts and REF Investment Deals By Katherine Garner On a REF investment deal, the debt is serviced by the rental income a property generates. As well as taking security over the underlying...