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Commercial real estate networking event

Last Thursday evening 14 of the Forsters Commercial Real Estate fee earners hosted a networking event at Anspach & Hobday Brewery and Tap in Bermondsey.

Floating solar

On 26 October 2015, United Utilities ("UU") revealed its plans to invest £3.5 million in what will be Europe's largest floating solar power development.

All change for London in 2016?

Following Sadiq Khan's surprise defeat of Tessa Jowell in the Labour Mayoral selection, the Labour MP looks to be in a straight fight with the Conservative frontrunner Zac Goldsmith, known for his sound environmental credentials, opposition to Heathrow expansion and euroscepticism, to be London's next Mayor.

CDM Regulations 2015: A health and safety headache?

Nearly six months after the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 came into force on 6 April 2015, the implementation of the 2015 Regulations is still causing many construction professionals a headache.

Attention all debt recovery and credit control teams!

You only have until the end of the month to make use of the statutory demand process to recover debts of £750 or more from individual debtors.

What happens if Banksy paints a mural on your outside wall?

If you own the freehold of the property, and there is no lease to an occupier in place, then you are free to remove and sell it at will (unless Banksy drops his anonymity and claims the copyright).

Solar news

Venetia Taylor comments on solar photovoltaics and the impact of the closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO), the most popular subsidy scheme, to large scale solar.

Whoever thought a holiday in Wales could cost so much?

The recent case of Arnold v Britton and Ors [2015] made it clear that it is not the function of the Supreme Court to rewrite a clearly drafted contract just because the literal interpretation of its terms results in the parties being tied to a prejudicial or uncommercial outcome.

Protecting historic property from redevelopment

Recent news headlines have illustrated that developers should pay careful attention to the protection of historic buildings, or face the consequences.

The Carlton Tavern in Kilburn, North London was demolished in April this year in the expectation that the owners could then go ahead with their plans to redevelop the site for residential use. 

'And they're off!' A new city devolution package, and forcing brownfield development, first out of the gates from the not so new look DCLG

When the Queen’s Speech was delivered on 27 May 2015 for the opening of the first majority Conservative government in 13 years, one of the things we were promised was ...