Further to our update in September, last week the government announced that it will be further extending the forfeiture moratorium deadline, as well as the timeframe on restrictions on a landlord’s right to exercise CRAR and issue winding up petitions.
Read moreIf escaping to the country by the relocation of a family home or main residence is taken as a given during these turbulent times, will we see a rise in demand for serviced apartments and specifically, luxury aparthotel rooms in London and the UK’s other principal cities, in the immediate to short-term?
Read moreAlthough the Oxford Covid vaccine currently looks promising, it seems as though the Covid-19 pandemic will have long lasting implications for the way we work and live. As a result, the housing market has seen a shift of emphasis towards additional living space requirements and moves out of central London.
Read moreThe recent Court of Appeal case of Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2020] EWCA Civ 1440 has cast a question mark over the lawfulness of drop-in planning applications.
Read moreIt’s been a while coming but Crown preference made its return on 1 December 2020, changing the order in which creditors will be paid in an insolvency situation. For almost 20 years, HMRC hasn’t received any special treatment when it comes to insolvency pay outs but is the change really that radical or have we just picked up where we left off?
Read moreShare registers are truly vital for title - and are used and scrutinised at key points in your business’ life cycle. Basic mistakes may have an easy fix – but serious mistakes can be expensive to correct and require court action, as was seen in a case earlier this year (Boston Trust Company Ltd v Szerelmey Ltd [2020] EWHC 1352 (Ch)).
Read moreFollowing the numerous legislative changes to the planning system this year, and the widely talked about White Paper 'Planning for the Future', the Government has launched a consultation on various revisions to the permitted development rights regime, with a particular emphasis on delivering new housing and supporting public service infrastructure through the planning system.
Read moreAny legal structure incorporating family governance principles will be a hybrid of elements from corporate governance but with flexibility that is not possible in a truly commercial context; rigid structures and families rarely go together. The most successful governance structures have a level of transparency and include the wider family members within a framework of tried and tested corporate governance mechanisms.
Read moreIn our brand new podcast, 'Breaking Good', hosted by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, the Forsters Family team looks at 'rethinking separation and divorce' and demystifying aspects of the process in an informative and entertaining way.
Read moreWhat is the impact of a tenant's administration on a landlord, and what impact do the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the Code of Practice have on the position? We answer some frequently asked questions.
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