How Councils Can Use Their Property Portfolios to Balance their Budgets
Continuing cuts in funding to Local Government are making it increasingly harder for Local Authorities to balance their budgets. This...
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- Jul 10, 2018
Break Clauses and the Case of the £20 Million ‘And’
The High Court recently ruled on a case involving a £20 million lease break of Goldman Sachs’ London office. The case turned on the...
- Jun 11, 2018
Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts
Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts Summary: The Supreme Court recently decided that a clause...
- Feb 23, 2018
Local Authority Wins Judicial Review of Using LLP Structure for a Housing Joint Venture
In the recent case of Peters v Haringey LBC, the Queen's Bench Division decided that Haringey London Borough Council was acting within...
- Feb 16, 2018
The Government Has Responded to Its Consultation on The Prudential Framework of Capital Finance
While the response confirms that the prudential code forbids Local Authorities from borrowing in advance of need solely to invest in...
- Jan 9, 2018
Briefing: Local Authority Property Investment
Local Authorities have been investing increasingly in commercial property in recent years. As specialist property legal advisors to Local...
- Sep 21, 2017
Property and title fraud targeted by Law Society and HM Land Registry
HM Land Registry and the Law Society have released a joint note on property and title fraud. The document highlights examples and key...
- Sep 13, 2017
Case Bulletin: Can Fraudulent Title Holders Claim Adverse Possession?
Executive Summary: The upper tribunal has held[1] that a defendant who had fraudulently obtained title to a property could not claim...
- Aug 10, 2017
Developers beware: Courts give narrow definition of ‘new build’ for VAT purposes.
The Upper Tribunal recently ordered a developer to pay VAT on a redeveloped dwelling after deciding it was a reconstruction of an...
- Jul 25, 2017
Property Investors Forced to Pay Service Charge on Condemned Student Accommodation Units
Executive Summary: The Upper Tribunal [1] recently found that student accommodation units were not separate dwellings for the purposes...
- Jun 23, 2017
A Register for Foreign Owners of UK Property? - What Investors Need To Know
The Government has been exploring proposals to create a register of overseas companies and other legal entities owning property in the...
- May 31, 2017
RICS Announce New Requirements for Investment Property Transactions
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have introduced a professional statement setting out new requirements for its members...
- May 26, 2017
The Supreme Court Rules on Housing Aspects of the NPPF
Executive Summary: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that policies for the supply of housing are ‘out of date’ where...
- Apr 12, 2017
When is a House not a House?
Executive Summary: The Court of Appeal has held on the facts that a London townhouse, parts of which had formerly been used as office...
- Mar 7, 2017
Supreme Court Rating Decision Good News for Developers and Property Owners
Executive Summary: The Supreme Court has decided[1] that office premises that were undergoing redevelopment work that was so extensive...
- Feb 27, 2017
Government Report Proposes Changes to CIL
The government has released a report on the effectiveness of CIL and suggested reforms to the system. The report has found that CIL has...
- Feb 23, 2017
A Landlord's Guide to HMRC's Consultation on Tobacco Duty Evasion
HMRC have published a consultation into potential measures to curb the evasion of Tobacco Duty in the UK. Landlords of commercial...
- Feb 8, 2017
Government Releases New Housing White Paper
The Government has published the Housing White Paper “Fixing our broken housing market”. The emphasis of the Housing White Paper is the...
- Jan 26, 2017
UK Government call for evidence on Review of Limited Partnership Law
DJB client, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced a call for evidence with regard to a further...
- Jan 20, 2017
New Limited Partnership created by UK Government
The UK Government this week published the final text of a bill to create a new type of limited partnership in the UK. The private fund...
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