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...
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...
27 Sep, 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...
02 Aug, 2023 Financing Green Hospitality: Empowering Hotels with Green Loans and Sustainability-Linked Loans By Brooke McNeil It is estimated that there are over 17.5m hotel rooms globally, with more in the development pipeline. The hotel sector, like the broader...
25 Jul, 2023 This isn't just a planning decision, this is an M&S planning decision By Robin Barnes The hottest planning decision of the summer is in! Last Thursday, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities rejected...
06 Jul, 2023 Another retrofit over rebuild triumph By Harriet Beswick After attending Maples Teesdale and Realty Insurances 'Back to the future: The carbon advantage of retrofit over rebuild' event last...
25 May, 2023 Drafting the SLL Model Provisions By Katherine Garner The MT REF team recently attended the LMA’s Sustainable Finance Early Evening Seminar – following the publication of the model provisions...
10 May, 2023 Model Provisions for Sustainability-Linked Loans – Key Features By Katherine Garner The LMA has published model provisions for sustainability-linked loans, following the recent updates to the Sustainability Linked Loan...
28 Apr, 2023 Focus on… Sustainability Linked Loans By Katherine Garner Zoe Miller Sustainability linked loans (′SLLs′) are loans where a proportion of the interest rate is linked to the borrower’s ability to meet...
20 Apr, 2023 This is what real ESG innovation looks like By Neil Sagoo To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber, Theo...
31 Mar, 2023 The Westin London City - Hospitality ESG 2.0 By Tim Dodd A very high-level overview of some of the key points discussed, featured and emanating from the Energy and Environment Alliance’s summit...
27 Mar, 2023 Co-working startup company draws in big name investors, including the likes of PureGym and Coco di Mama By Norheen Choudhury The rise of remote and hybrid working is something that now defines the workplace. Freddie Fforde, a former consultant at Bain & Company,...