INTRODUCTION -
Welcome to the first edition of Real Insight, our new UK real estate update. Among the subjects covered in this edition are the emerging success of data centres in the planning system, continuation funds,...more
8/13/2025
/ Commercial Leases ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Data Centers ,
Easements ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Market ,
Rental Property ,
Safety Standards ,
UK ,
Urban Planning & Development
Since coming into power in July 2024, the UK government has made several planning policy decisions with the aim of facilitating data centre development....more
The owner of a property which enjoys a right of light over surrounding properties can seek to restrain development of the surrounding properties which would infringe that right. This can include seeking an injunction to...more
7/17/2025
/ Building Codes ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Damages ,
Environmental Policies ,
Injunctions ,
Office Space ,
Property Ownership ,
Property Valuation ,
Real Estate Development ,
UK ,
Urban Planning & Development
London boroughs are implementing the London Plan's requirements for affordable Purpose-Built Student Accommodation ("PBSA") in varied ways, with some setting stricter or additional criteria....more
The government has published updated documentation under the Building Regulations 2010 confirming that new residential buildings in England, which are 18 metres or more in height, will be required to have a second staircase....more
Remediation Contribution Orders require developers, landlords, or their associated entities to contribute to the cost of remediating building safety risks in England and Wales. Since the jurisdiction to make this order was...more
Over recent years, we have seen an office sector where occupiers are taking less space and using it in a different way in the United Kingdom, even when compared to five years ago. That trend, which was accelerated by the...more
The United Kingdom's Building Safety Act 2022 introduces a new regulatory regime affecting higher-risk buildings. Developers, owners, landlords and contractors of high-rise buildings are among those to be affected by changes...more
The United Kingdom’s Building Safety Act 2022 introduces a new regulatory regime affecting higher-risk buildings. Developers, owners, landlords and contractors of high-rise buildings are among those to be affected by changes...more
The Situation: To discharge their statutory responsibilities, and as a result of increasing pressure from central government, local authorities ("LAs") are turning to section 11 and 12 of the Housing Act 2004 ("HA 2004") as a...more
[co-author: Juan Huertas]
Even as the world gradually eases out of lockdown, deals are rekindled and services are remobilized, no one doubts that the impact of the pandemic will continue to be felt for months and, some...more
6/26/2020
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
General Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Performance Standards ,
Subcontractors
It is becoming increasingly clear that the impact of the pandemic will continue to be felt once lockdown measures are relaxed and goods and services are remobilized and deals are rekindled. In addition, many governments are...more
In recent days, state and local governments have been increasingly calling for individuals and business to cease conducting business in the ordinary course in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Numerous state and local...more
The Situation: A recent ruling in MT Højgaard A/S v E.ON Climate & Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Limited by the UK Supreme Court gives guidance on construction contracts where the contractor undertakes both to deliver a...more
10/17/2017
/ Australia ,
Best Practices ,
Canada ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Design-Build ,
Duty to Warn ,
Federal Industry Standards ,
Fitness for Particular Purpose ,
General Contractors ,
Scotland ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court