Jul 25, 2023 The Register of Overseas Entities – annual update By Megan Newnham In our previous REF Insights [here and here] we wrote about the register of overseas entities (the “ROE”) which was established by the...
Oct 24, 2023 Indefinite delay to no-fault evictions By Robert Mullarkey The government has halted its plans to implement the abolition of the section 21 procedure of the Housing Act 1988, otherwise known as...
Oct 18, 2023 Shopping Centres – a new lease of life By Katherine Garner Shopping centres are taking on a new lease of life, post-pandemic. These spaces, when managed correctly, can play a pivotal role in local...
Sep 27, 2023 Nutrient neutrality: still a major planning issue By John Bosworth Nutrient neutrality are words that many developers just don’t want to hear. The concept stems from EU legislation and case law about...
Sep 26, 2023 Relaxation of permitted development rights: has the pendulum swung too far? By Norheen Choudhury The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (“DLHC”) has recently published a consultation on proposed changes to permitted...
Sep 20, 2023 LandAid 10K 2023 By Scott Burn Hester Coltman-Rogers Ed Bird James Howland Harriet Beswick Fei Pan Tom Mills Robert Mullarkey +5 more... Show less On Tuesday 20th September Regent’s Park, Scott Burn, Tom Mills, Fei Pan, Harriet Beswick, Hester Coltman-Rogers, Ed Bird, Robert...
Sep 06, 2023 Optimism among hospitality leaders grows again By Adam Bernstein It is great to see that optimism has risen among Britain's hospitality leaders for the third consecutive quarter and even better that the...
Aug 23, 2023 Rounders in Regent's Park By Katherine Garner Last night was the perfect weather for the MT rounders competition in Regent's Park.
Aug 23, 2023 Crooked House - a planning perspective By Robin Barnes Last week, the destruction of a much loved 18th century pub near Dudley in the West Midlands hit the headlines. "Britain's wonkiest pub",...
Aug 08, 2023 Relaxation of permitted development rights: has the pendulum swung too far? By Norheen Choudhury The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (the “DLHC”) have recently published an open consultation seeking views on...
Aug 03, 2023 The new JCT 2024 suite of contracts: little green persons delayed completion By Michael Craik So, all those conspiracy theorists were (and are) correct after all; little green persons and UAPs (formerly called UFOs) do exist. And...
Jul 24, 2023 Hybrid, the new normal - key takeaways from McKinsey's "Empty spaces and hybrid places" report By Harriet Beswick Hybrid buildings. An opportunity for developers to create universal, “neutral-use” buildings whose design, infrastructure, and technology...
Jul 18, 2023 Cashflow may be King but adjudication does not always work as planned: J&B Hopkins Limited v. A&V Building Solution Limited (a legal saga) By Michael Craik Zombies will be wiped out, which is good news for many but bad news for online gamers and fans of World War Z (which I never watched nor...