In this month’s edition of REF News and Views we are going to wrap up our series on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSI Act”) and explore the NSI Act’s impact on the real estate finance (“REF”) market....more
In this month’s edition of REF News and Views, we are going to continue our series on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSI Act”) and explore the sanctions under the NSI Act for non-compliance.
To...more
In a series of articles in the coming months we will consider the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSI Act”) and its impact on the real estate finance market....more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that its widely-anticipated Policy Statement in response to the Sustainable Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) and investment labels consultation will now be published in Q3...more
On 30 September 2022, the Prudential Regulation Authority (the “PRA”) published Consultation Paper 16/22 (the “Consultation Paper”) proposing for the implementation of Basel 3.1 standards in the UK. The consultation closes on...more
As part of the Spring 2023 Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has scrapped plans to require sovereign wealth funds to pay corporation tax on property and commercial enterprises.
The United Kingdom (“UK”) government had...more
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “ECA”) came into force on 1 August 2022 and places new obligations on overseas entities holding real estate in the United Kingdom.
Pursuant to the ECA, all...more