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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Maples Teesdale On a REF investment deal, the debt is serviced by the rental income a property generates. As well as taking security over the underlying...
23 Jan, 2024 No ‘Hope’ of recovery for negligent valuation? By Charis Almond Valuations are a critical part of lenders’ decision to lend, but they are not the only factor. The recent decision in Hope Capital v...
22 Dec, 2023 New theme park and resort plans explored by Universal Studios in Bedfordshire By Anna McDowell One of the great things about working in the commercial real estate sector is the versatility of the assets we come across. A new...
14 Dec, 2023 The 12 Tidings of REF Quiz By Brooke McNeil 1. What is crucial for borrowers to assess when considering security offered to a lender? a) Maximum loan amount b) Flexibility needed to...
20 Sep, 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...
06 Sep, 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...