Opinions

Elizabeth Small quoted in The Times on the abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief

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).

Helen Streeton quoted in Inside Housing on the landmark ruling demanding building owners pay for cladding fixes

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”.

Can the Government’s new Office-to-Residential rules solve the UK housing crisis?

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.

Department stores considering a wide range of uses to fill vacant spaces - Andrew Denye speaks to Property Week

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.

A look at landed estates: Charles Hancock is quoted in CityWealth

Private Client Senior Associate, Charles Hancock, has been quoted in the CityWealth article ‘A look at landed estates’.

Connected thinking on rooftop solar – Victoria Towers writes for EG

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.

Q&A: Five minutes with Victoria Du Croz, Head of Planning at Forsters, featured in Property Week

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.

Drone technology in real estate: the future or pie in the sky? - Louise Irvine writes for PBC Today

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.

Paper trials - Conveyancing and the Building Safety Act: Charles Miéville quoted in the Law Society Gazette

Residential Property Partner, Charles Miéville, has been quoted in the Law Society Gazette in an article on conveyancing and the Building Safety Act.

Making your gift go further - Elizabeth Small and Oliver Claridge write for Taxation

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…