22 October 2019
Most real estate professionals are presumably familiar with minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) in non-domestic property, now that the relevant legislation has now been in place since 2015. MEES is a consideration on any investment in non-domestic property (together with any related financing) and on any letting of that property.
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22 October 2019
If you wait long enough everything comes back into style.
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17 October 2019
The Supreme Court ("the Court") released on 16 October their judgment in the case of Routier v HMRC. The Court determined that the EU principle preventing restrictions of the free movement of capital applies to gifts of UK assets to charities in Jersey. Accordingly, persons making such gifts are entitled to inheritance tax ("IHT") relief in the same way as they would be if they made such a gift to a UK-based charity.
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1 October 2019
Charlotte Ross discusses the recent decision in Neocleous v Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch).
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30 September 2019
The last few years has seen an increasing focus on modular buildings as a potential solution to the UK’s housing crisis. The Housing White Paper, published in early 2017, made reference to diversifying the housing market by promoting more modular and factory built homes – but how does this method of construction differ from the market-norm?
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24 September 2019
On Thursday 19 September 2019, Emily Holdstock and Paul Grayson attended the BE Sheds and Logistics Development Conference at MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes. In this blog post, they share some of their key takeaways from the event:
What is the logistics market looking for?
Developers and occupiers in the logistics sector are focused on the following:
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23 September 2019
It was not long ago that almost every high street in the UK was anchored by the then retail giant Debenhams. It will not have escaped most of you that Debenhams have, amongst others, been the subject of some very public financial woes.
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20 September 2019
Thank you to FieraCapital for an engaging conference on 12 September held in the fantastic Knowledge Centre at the British Library.
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12 September 2019
This article discusses the recent case of Shaviram Normandy Ltd-v-Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (30 August 2019) which relates to an application to the Upper Tribunal for change of use of an office building to residential by way of the discharge or modification of a leasehold covenant restricting use to offices.
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9 September 2019
Long Term Sickness Absence (LTSA) (sickness absence lasting more than four weeks) is a significant issue in the UK, with over 100,000 people leaving work following a period of LTSA each year. Sadly, statistics show that, the longer a period of LTSA continues, the lower the chance that the individual will return to work.
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