Opinions

Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Phase 2 Report: Andrew Parker shares his immediate takeaways

Four years on from the initial report, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has now published the second, and final, report into the circumstances surrounding the events up to 14 June 2017. The inquiry examined the fundamental causes of the fire and investigated where mistakes were made.

Lessons from the Olympics: creating lasting value at pace. Helen Streeton writes for EG

With the Paralympics now finished, attention turns to what the future holds for Paris’s Olympic Village and its legacy for Parisians.

Financing Biodiversity Net Gain requirements – who pays? Sophie Smith shares her thoughts with Sustain

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.

Building Blocks of Tax - Elizabeth Small writes for Taxation

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.

Victoria Du Croz and Amy France share how housing need is an age-old issue with Property Week

The government must factor older people’s accommodation needs into its plans to boost housing supply.

The Art of The Family Office: Effective Oversight, James Brockhurst and Claris Bell write for the IFC

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:

Time to loosen the green belt? Victoria Du Croz quoted in Property Week

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.

The impact of the new Labour Government's "Day One" rights - Jo Keddie’s views featured in The Lawyer

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:

Helen Streeton featured in PERE’s ‘on the minds of the experts’

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.

Amy France speaks to CoStar on how investors are finally waking up to the potential of care homes

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.