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12 October 2022

Last Mile Logistics Conference 2022

On Tuesday 11 October 2022, Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate Paul Grayson, along with Construction Senior Associate, Daniel Burr, attended the Last Mile Logistics Conference at the Postal Museum in London.

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4 October 2022

Update on the Charities Act 2022

The Charities Act 2022 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent on 24 February 2022. It implements many of the recommendations made by the Law Commission in its 2017 report entitled “Technical Issues in Charity Law” with a view to simplifying charity administration.

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28 September 2022

SDLT cuts – what do they mean for me?

Following the Mini Budget delivered on 23 September 2022, residential Stamp Duty Land Tax rates have changed (again). Unlike Sunak’s “SDLT holiday of 2020-2021”, Kwarteng has confirmed that these cuts are permanent – a relief for the real estate sector at the prospect of no looming SDLT deadlines.

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26 September 2022

Innovations in Art - a video mini-series with Smartify

Forsters’ Art and Cultural Property team with Private Client Partner, Catherine Hill launch ‘Innovations in Art’ together with Smartify – the world’s most downloaded museum app.‘Innovations in Art’, a mini-series of videos, features specialist artists and their works, to help demonstrate innovations in the art world and their relevance today. We explore evolution in the creative process, ownership and sale of art works and restoration techniques, demonstrating the value of art as a record of our shared cultural history.

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22 September 2022

The Register of Overseas Entities: how does it apply to trusts?

The new register of overseas entities ("ROE") maintained by Companies House came into effect on 1 August 2022. The aim of the ROE is to record the beneficial ownership through "overseas entities" of land in the UK. Non-compliance with registration obligations will in practice make it impossible for overseas entities to buy, sell, let or charge UK land and also carries criminal sanctions. It is therefore crucial that overseas entities, including corporate trustees, are aware of their obligations in relation to the ROE.

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23 August 2022

Should SDLT go “green”?

With rising energy costs and challenging net zero targets, could Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) be a useful tool to help Britain take the next steps towards more energy efficient homes?

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