R (on the application of Wright) (Respondent) v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd and Forest of Dean District Council (Appellants),
In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court has upheld a ruling quashing a planning permission for a wind turbine on the basis that a “community fund donation” does not qualify as a material planning consideration.
Read moreOn Thursday 21 November, Louise Irvine attended the EG conference on the Future of Real Estate. In this blog post, Louise shares some of the key points which came out of the event:
Read moreProperty Week, Savills and Tritax Symmetry (in association with Analytiqa) have published the results of their third annual market census. The market census surveys developers, occupiers and agents and provides valuable insight into the current view within the UK industrial and logistics sector.
Read moreUsing a tired, mixed-use retail office building in London as a case study, we look at some of the issues which might be encountered on an urban redevelopment scheme. In this first part, Miri Stickland quizzes Katherine Ekers on the position in respect of existing tenancies.
Read moreLandmark decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on the return of cultural property to the country of origin.
Read moreOn Thursday 7 November, Alexandra Townsend-Wheeler attended the BPF Futures and AREF FutureGen panel discussion on “How will the climate crisis affect our real estate portfolios?”. In this blog post, Alexandra shares some of her key takeaways from the event:
31st October 2019 was not necessarily as auspicious as expected by many, but it was a day of discussion on build to rent at the UKAA annual conference. The day came shortly after research reported that UK BTR had grown by 20% in the last year, and there was certainly a buzz as professionals across the industry came together in Mayfair. For those unable to attend, here are ten tweets to hint at the discussion points of the day.
Read moreOn 30 October 2019, the Supreme Court (by a majority of only 3 to 2) surprisingly overturned the decisions of both the Trial Judge and Court of Appeal by deciding that it was reasonable for a landlord to refuse consent for a tenant to apply for planning permission to convert the first and second floors of a 6 storey building to residential, which would result in approximately 52% of the building being in residential use.
Read moreForsters tax discuss the latest IR35 case law and HMRC guidance
There are interesting insights into what “control” means in the context of IR35 in the recent Upper Tribunal decision relating to Christa Ackroyd Media Limited.
Read moreThe Inspectors examining the draft London Plan have published their report, and there are significant recommended amendments in relation to housing delivery, Green Belt review, and provision of additional industrial capacity.
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