9 August 2024
Best practice is yet to emerge on how responsibility and cost for compliance with biodiversity net gain (BNG) planning requirements in England will be split between developers, landlords and occupiers.
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8 August 2024
In an article for Taxation Magazine, Corporate Tax Partner, Elizabeth Small considers the recent Supreme Court decision in Centrica Overseas Holdings Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKSC 25.
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2 August 2024
In the evolving landscape of private wealth, the role of the family office has never been more critical. But what sets the most successful family offices apart? Private Client partner, James Brockhurst and trainee Claris Bell, share their insights in an article for the IFC Review.
Key takeaways from the article include:
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2 August 2024
The government must factor older people’s accommodation needs into its plans to boost housing supply.
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12 July 2024
The Labour Party has pledged to unlock ‘grey-belt’ land to tackle the housing shortage – but what planning issues could they be faced with? Head of Planning, Victoria Du Croz, shared her views in Property Week.
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8 July 2024
Head of Employment at Forsters, Jo Keddie, shared her views on the most significant changes that UK employers are going to have to grapple with. Interviewed for The Lawyer’s Election Special podcast, Jo discussed:
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3 June 2024
The residential sector remains attractive, with strong supply and demand dynamics across markets, but it is not without its challenges. PERE looks to the experts to answer questions on the residential sector and Helen Streeton, Partner and head of our BTR sector, shares her thoughts as one of the industry leaders.
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29 May 2024
Published as one of CoStar’s expert opinions, Amy France discussed the big supply-demand imbalance the private sector can plug and how investors are finally seeing the potential in care homes.
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24 May 2024
In Property Week’s article titled ‘Plugging the affordability gap’, Louise Marin-Bataller from our Commercial Real Estate team shares her thoughts on social rented homes.
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22 May 2024
Louise Marin-Bataller, Senior Associate within our Commercial Real Estate team, has shared her industry reactions to The Renters Reform Bill with IPE Real Assets in a feature named ‘Is the UK housing market facing the prospect of rent controls?’
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22 May 2024
Helen Streeton, Head of Build to Rent at Forsters, recently sat down with BTR News to discuss her role at Forsters, the challenges facing the industry and the future of the sector.
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15 May 2024
Adam Saunby joins Matthew Allen and Richard Gadd of Fisher German, on their podcast ‘Fisher German Talks’, to share his insight and expert analysis of the rural property market.
In the podcast, Adam highlights the importance of thorough preparation before properties are marketed. He covers:
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9 May 2024
Henry Cecil and other industry experts have provided their insight on the future of landed estates to Spear’s.
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2 May 2024
Owen Spencer, Counsel in our Commercial Real Estate team, has been quoted alongside other industry experts in Property Week’s article discussing the increase of film and TV studios being developed in the North.
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1 May 2024
Partner and Head of Planning, Victoria Du Croz, met with Property Week to discuss the planning system and the government’s decision to increase application fees.
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23 April 2024
Private Client Partner, Alfred Liu, has provided his insight to Citywealth on how families and their advisors can bridge the gap between generations to transfer wealth successfully and harmoniously.
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19 March 2024
Thérèse Marie Rodgers, Counsel in the Construction team, has written a piece for React News discussing how the strict application of contractual rights is not always the best way forward.
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19 March 2024
Contentious Trusts and Estates Senior Associate, Maryam Oghanna, has written an article for Private Client Business Journal on knowing receipt claims.
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15 March 2024
Tax Partner, Elizabeth Small, has been quoted alongside other industry experts in The Times’ Bricks & Mortar on the upcoming proposed abolition of multiple dwellings relief (MDR).
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13 March 2024
Partner and Head of BTR, Helen Streeton, has been quoted in the Inside Housing article entitled “What the landmark Get Living ruling means for housing associations and leaseholders”.
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12 March 2024
Andrew McEwan, Senior Associate in the Commercial Real Estate team, recently wrote an article for CoStar on the new legislation around permitted development rights and how it can assist the UK housing crisis.
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12 March 2024
Partner and Head of Retail, Andrew Denye, has been quoted in a Property Week article discussing the wide range of uses former department store owners are considering to fill the vacant spaces.
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7 March 2024
Private Client Senior Associate, Charles Hancock, has been quoted in the CityWealth article ‘A look at landed estates’.
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4 March 2024
Victoria Towers, Partner and Co-Head of Industrial and Logistics, has written a piece for EG on the benefits of collective thinking to streamline the legal processes causing delay to rooftop solar.
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1 March 2024
Head of Planning, Victoria Du Croz, spoke to Property Week in their regular ‘Five Minutes With’ column on how she got started in property, her favourite destination, her top book and album recommendations and the celebrity she would most like to meet.
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28 February 2024
Louise Irvine, Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer, has written a piece for PBC Today (Planning, Building and Construction) on the expanding use of drones in the world of real estate and examines the legal considerations.
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23 February 2024
Residential Property Partner, Charles Miéville, has been quoted in the Law Society Gazette in an article on conveyancing and the Building Safety Act.
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14 February 2024
Gift aid exists to encourage individuals (which includes partnerships and sole traders) to make charitable donations.
Many taxpayers give to charity (or community amateur sports clubs, which also qualify for gift aid) from a purely altruistic perspective, but by properly utilising gift aid they can make their gift go further…
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7 February 2024
Private Client Partner, Guy Abrahams, has been quoted in the Property Week article ‘Testing the limits of transparency’.
The article seeks the opinion of industry experts on the transparency of Britain’s property market regarding land ownership. The push for greater transparency is to help target illicit finance and corruption in the property sector.
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30 January 2024
Andrew Crabbie, Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate, has been quoted in BE News offering his predictions for 2024, alongside other leading industry figures.
Crabbie highlighted the importance of high quality, sustainable office space to occupiers, as Forsters settles into their new office in 22 Baker Street. He stated:
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10 January 2024
Head of Family, Jo Edwards, made a further appearance on ITV’s Lorraine to share her advice for married couples considering a divorce at the start of the year (traditionally the busiest time of the year for couples making enquiries about separation). Jo stressed the importance of not rushing into a divorce after a difficult holiday period but taking time to reflect, consider counselling, and seeking some initial legal advice.
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