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Housebuilder Top Tip: Secure the Site!

Housebuilder Top Tip: Secure the Site!

With the current state of the market and lack of availability of sites, many housebuilders are looking for sites which are often not as maintained or ...

Amendments to Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

Amendments to Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

Following our alert on the proposed changes to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECTEA) issued earlier this year, the govern ...

Real Estate Tip of the Month: Property sector and the King's speech

Real Estate Tip of the Month: Property sector and the King's speech

The King's speech, delivered on the 7th of November, contained few surprises for the property sector. It set out a legislative agenda that continues r ...

NHS service charges – where are we now?

NHS service charges – where are we now?

In 2022, the High Court released its decision in Valley View v NHS Property Services Ltd (NHSPS).  The hope was that the decision would lead to a reso ...

Housebuilder tip of the month: Control Strips, Crossing the boundary

Housebuilder tip of the month: Control Strips, Crossing the boundary

Control strips are strips of land which run adjacent to third party land and are intentionally retained by a landowner to control future development a ...

An update on the Renters Reform Bill

An update on the Renters Reform Bill

The Renters Reform Bill had its second reading last week and will now pass to Committee Stage for a line by line scrutiny of the proposed Bill.

Real Estate tip of the month: Navigating the Upcoming Business Rates Revolution

Real Estate tip of the month: Navigating the Upcoming Business Rates Revolution

Business rates, a tax based on property rental value, are subject to periodic revaluations to maintain fairness among ratepayers. A recent consultatio ...

Court of Appeal passes important and rare judgment regarding grounds (a) to (c) of Section 30(1) LTA 1954

Court of Appeal passes important and rare judgment regarding grounds (a) to (c) of Section 30(1) LTA 1954

Commercial landlords and tenants should take note of last week's Court of Appeal decision in Harmohinder Singh Gill v Lees News Limited, which touches ...

Material considerations

Material considerations

Sally Morris Smith, Real Estate partner at international law firm DAC Beachcroft, considers flexibility of use and how the lifecycle of buildings can ...

A changing world for garden communities

A changing world for garden communities

Gemma Leonard, Head of Residential Development at international law firm DAC Beachcroft, looks at what the changes in how we live and work mean for th ...