2/28/2025 2:28:42 PM The Enforcement of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: what does it mean for Commercial Landlords? By Charlotte Lord Beckie Herbert The recent judgement in the case of John Anthony Turnbridge v The London Borough of Islington [2024] UKFTT 829 (GRC) highlights the need...
2/4/2025 12:26:54 PM Social Housing Providers and the consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime By Charlotte Lord The use of EPCs has broadened since their introduction and have now become a key metric for measuring the performance of buildings and...
11/7/2024 12:43:53 PM New super-body to represent the UK real estate industry By Sarah Manley The Investment Property Forum (IPF), the British Property Federation (BPF) and the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF) are in talks...
11/6/2024 10:43:59 AM Driving housebuilding and urban regeneration By Laurence Lacey Laurence Lacey and Billy Poulter, partners in our Bristol and Manchester commercial property teams attended the Homes England Investment...
10/31/2024 10:18:04 AM Housing Need Recognised in 2024's Autumn Statement By Stephen Harper In her response to yesterday's budget, Kate Henderson Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation, says: Today's budget...
10/30/2024 11:52:18 AM Land Registry fee increases By Charlotte Lord Information services fees will increase by £4, the first increase in more than 10 years. From 9 December 2024 Land Registry fees for...
10/24/2024 12:11:38 PM So, what is "Grey Belt"? By Stephen Harper With the Government looking to free up land for new homes by re-designating some green belt land as “grey belt”, and stating that 50% of...
10/23/2024 11:12:53 AM Sustainable Solar Supermarkets By Laurence Lacey This is an exciting initiative by Tesco, which reflects what many of our clients are doing to diversify the source of their power and...
10/17/2024 12:51:24 PM Sustainability concerns drive commercial retrofitting By Laurence Lacey There is an interesting Estates Gazette article by Jim Larkin on the findings of research backing a report by Deepki on the approach of...
10/16/2024 2:23:00 PM National Grid to collaborate with local authorities on network development plans By Sarah Manley The Distribution System Operator (DSO) of National Grid Electricity Distribution will share its future network development plans with all...
10/10/2024 2:59:07 PM Land Registry: Withdrawal of Direction 3: Documents to be delivered with a first registration application - "We’ll need the original deeds" By Charlotte Lord I love an old title deed and from time to time, I still submit applications for first registration of deeds to the Land Registry....
10/9/2024 8:03:01 AM Retailers push for Rates Corrector ahead of the Budget By Sarah Manley Retail has been a challenging environment for some time now. Online shopping versus a High Street presence have been stark options for...