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HM Treasury has announced the launch of a permanent mortgage guarantee scheme, aimed at supporting first-time buyers and home movers across the UK. The scheme enables access to 91–95% loan-to-value mortgages, allowing buyers...more
The UK faces a significant housing crisis due to an acute shortage of homes caused by high capital costs, increasing construction and development expenses, regulatory and political uncertainty, and persistent delays in the...more
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 UK is facing a severe housing crisis, with a chronic shortage of affordable and sustainable homes, rising property prices, and a growing population that outstrips supply. Although the planning system is a key culprit, it...more
As seen in the first two articles in this series considering the Bill, the government has set out a variety of changes targeted at speeding up the delivery of homes and infrastructure. But what of the other, more general...more
The government has been clear in its ambition to deliver growth, and has been equally clear that planning reform targeted at unlocking development potential is a key part of that. Now, hot on the heels of the revised NPPF,...more
Following the announcement of a loosening of the rules on developing in the Green Belt, the UK Government published on 27 February guidance on the meaning of "Grey Belt" land and how this should be applied in...more
The much trailed Planning and Infrastructure Bill introduced to Parliament on 11 March covers wide ranging changes to the conventional planning process, CPO, development corporations and infrastructure planning....more
Commonhold is a form of freehold ownership, where each unit holder owns their own unit (which could be a flat, shop or office unit), and together they own their communal areas through a “commonhold association” - a company...more
The most significant change to date is the revisions made in December 2024 to the National Planning Policy Framework, which sets out the policies to which local planning authorities are to have regard, both when formulating...more
The new UK government has made plenty of promises in terms of reform, a rental revolution and a planning shake-up. So what is coming down the line in terms of new legislation over the next few months and which are the crucial...more
The last government made significant changes to leasehold including banning new leasehold houses through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. The current government has indicated it will go even further through the...more
Two significant consultations opened at the end of last year, the first by the Government and the second by the Law Commission, seeking views on proposed changes to CPO law and process. In the first of this two part series,...more
As we say goodbye to 2024, can we also say farewell to the difficulties faced for the real estate development market? What does the future hold in getting “Britain building again”?...more
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 was given Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It introduces some wide-ranging reforms to the planning system which we summarise in this Insight. However, most of the changes will not...more
Welcome to the latest edition of MoFoReal, our newsletter highlighting recent activities and other developments in MoFo’s European Real Estate team. In this edition, we consider the risk that power procurement poses to UK...more
In the fifth iteration of our 2022 Employment Law Horizon Scanning blog, we consider why employers might start providing or assisting employees with housing and accommodation. We also consider where this trend originates from...more
In times of strife politicians like to have a sheaf of oven-ready policies in their back pocket in case they need a positive headline. It came as little surprise, then, when the Prime Minister announced in his "big reset"...more
In the latest article in our series on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill we consider the proposed changes which will have an impact when things don’t quite go to plan. These amendments cover various aspects of granting...more
Welcome to the latest edition of MoFoReal, our newsletter highlighting recent activities and other developments in MoFo’s European Real Estate team. We hope you enjoy it and would really appreciate your feedback and...more
A proposed development - A developer has obtained planning permission to build some affordable housing, but the land on which it wishes to build borders my land. Several years ago, when the land was divided up from a...more
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment today in an eagerly awaited case on restrictive covenants and affordable housing. It is the first time that the Supreme Court has considered a case on the modification of restrictive...more
Whilst the three previous articles in our series on planning reform have considered the main changes in the Planning White Paper, there are many more recent far-reaching proposals, both in the Planning White Paper and...more
It is estimated that the population of London will reach 10.8 million by 2041. According to the Mayor of London, around 43,500 affordable homes are required each year in order to meet London’s housing needs. Yet the issue as...more
Further pressure in the retail and casual dining sector - This one will come as no surprise. Even before 2019 got truly underway, we saw the news of HMV’s (second) administration as the effects of a sluggish Christmas...more