A new generation of green leases is emerging, one which promotes enhanced collaboration and offers tenants opportunities to reduce operational costs while achieving truly sustainable workplaces. Early green leases were
Its been almost 15 years since the Good Harvest and K/S Victoria Street cases (both in 2010) but its useful to be reminded of the issues surrounding the position of
It has been announced by the government in the 2024 Spring Budget that Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) Multiple Dwellings Relief (‘MDR’) will be abolished from 1 June 2024. What
What is the Registration Gap? Under the Land Registration Act 2002, after completion of the sale of registered freehold or leasehold land or the grant of a registrable lease, the
Property fraud is on the increase and HM Land Registry calculate that they have prevented 205 fraudulent applications being registered, representing properties valued in excess of £123.3 million. Property fraud
My lease isn’t signed correctly – that doesn’t matter does it? In cases where the lease has been ineffectively signed, this could leave parties with what is known as an
The implementation of the first and second tranches of provisions of the Charities Act 2022 has seen relaxations concerning disposals of charity land. There are other changes but this article
In March 2023, the Law Commission of England and Wales announced that it would review a key piece of legislation used by businesses who lease shops, offices, warehouses and other
Do you have a residential property worth more than £500,000 which is owned in the name of a company? Are you paying ATED tax? The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is currently consulting on the Government’s proposals which would require planning consent for the conversion of homes in England into short-term holiday
After having considered the potential to sign documents, including Deeds, electronically in our series of Blogs about ‘Electronic signatures in property transactions’, and noting it has been recognised that there
Reducing the energy consumption of buildings (which are responsible for around 31% of carbon emissions in the UK) is a key priority in the race to achieve net-zero emissions by
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