GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
A reminder for conveyancers about paying proceeds of sale to third parties By Tom Bedford The recent decision in Lennon and another v Englefield and others [2021] EWHC 1473 (QB) provides some comfort for solicitors who are instructed to transfer the proceeds of sale of a property to a third party agent, where the client has provided…
Considering the conversion of commercial accommodation to residential By Andrew Morgan Andrew Morgan, planning partner at international law firm DAC Beachcroft considers the conversion of commercial accommodation to residential.
What does software have to do with it? By Isabella McMeechan Technology is now truly sector-agnostic – its use is pervasive across the business world, and the real estate sector has not been left untouched. It’s important to get software contracts right, as they often underpin such technology. Whether the…
Changing aspects of later life living in the UK By Crispin Tomlinson The concept of retirement is changing as nearly half of older workers anticipate they will work into their 70’s, whether by choice or need. Crispin Tomlinson of international law firm DAC Beachcroft considers how the personal wealth and health will…
Housebuilder Top Tip: Nothing (joint) ventured nothing gained By David Manifould The use of corporate joint ventures to share risk and reward is now an integral part of the business model for many house builders. Most corporate joint ventures, whether via a company or an LLP, are structured so that they are effectively 50:50…
Future Proofing By Andrew Morgan Future visions of super connected, energy efficient homes in greener locations are all becoming a reality with recent or proposed changes to legislation and regulation. These improvements represent great progress but keeping up to speed with change…
Housebuilder Top Tip: Biodiversity Net Gain and the Environmental Bill Biodiversity net gain is an approach to development that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than previously found. A number of Local Planning Authorities have incorporated this approach into their Local Plans, but the…
Comment: On Government plans to regenerate England’s cities By Christopher Stanwell The Government has announced a change in the methodology for calculating the number of new homes needed in England and their location. The housing needs assessment will now form part of the Government’s “levelling-up” agenda by prioritising 330,000…
Housebuilder Top Tip: Expert determination and the Court – who should be determining what? By Lisa Skipp Expert determination is a dispute resolution process which can offer a relatively speedy and effective means to settle a dispute: it is generally an appropriate mechanism for resolving technical disputes, such as valuation issues. The dispute…
Housebuilder Top Tip: Deferred Payments and Security By Daniel Kendall It is often the case that the price paid for development land is deferred. Sometimes this is with the intention that all of the purchase price is paid in the future in one lump sum or sometimes with phased payments of part.
