Vicky McDonald, Associate in our real estate team, brings your attention to sensible improvements to Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) that are set to come into effect shortly, that will provide some help to developers in addressing the homes shortage.
Michael Higgin highlights a recent Stamp Duty Land Tax case, where the taxpayer avoided the 3% additional dwelling SDLT surcharge.
Dean Bickford, a partner in our Real Estate team, looks at the importance of pre-acquisition surveys and what you should be aware of.
When taking on a commercial lease, many factors come into play – here are the main issues that tenants need to think about before going ahead.
Does the UK’s departure from the EU frustrate a commercial lease?
We continue our review of legal issues arising upon the conversion of commercial buildings to residential use. In this second article in our three-part series, our real estate partner Richard Higgs looks at the “landlord and tenant” aspects.
We take a look at the planning aspects of the conversion of commercial buildings to residential use. This is Part 1 of a three part series looking at residential conversions.
An amendment to the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (known as the MEES Regulations) comes into force on Monday 1 April 2019 which may require action from landlords where a property has an EPC rating below E.
Dean Bickford, Partner in the Real Estate Team has advised Jaynic Properties in relation to its management of the sale of the 15.7 acre former Newlands School in Seaford, East Sussex.
The Tenant Fees Act will come into force on 1 June 2019, with the effect of banning or restricting fees charged by landlord and letting agents to tenants.
In this article our Real Estate team looks at the options available for dealing with problematic restrictive covenants.
Commonhold as a tenure of ownership is in the spotlight. The Law Commission has recently announced plans to reinvigorate its use as a replacement for the existing “leasehold” mechanism for ownership of flats and other multi-occupancy buildings.