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Buying and Selling Real Estate in England and Wales (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more

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Global Real Estate Horizon Scanner – Spring 2025

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We have seen far-reaching change on the global political stage over the last few months. Since the publication of our last Global Real Estate Horizon Scanner, we have seen the election and inauguration of President Trump, the...more

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Briefcase 2024 Quarter 1: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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Case 1: Blackhorse Investments (Borough) Ltd v Southwark London Borough Council - The Upper Tribunal found that an alienation covenant, a keep open covenant and a best endeavours covenant were outside of its jurisdiction...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in England and Wales (Update)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in England and Wales (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER BRITISH LAW - 1. Introduction - Historically, there has been significant investment by overseas individuals and corporations in real estate in England and Wales and in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFoREAL Q2 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of MoFoReal, our newsletter highlighting recent activities of and other developments in MoFo’s European Real Estate team. In this edition, we consider the impact of the war in Ukraine on the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Real Estate Ownership and the Implications of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act

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The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has pushed forward a wider government agenda to encourage transparency in relation to how overseas entities own UK real estate. We first reported many years ago on the details of the...more

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10 things you should know when investing in Germany or England and Wales

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In what ways can ownership in Real Estate be acquired? In Germany - The most common way to obtain ownership in German real estate under German Law is in the form of absolute ownership. Pursuant to statuary law, absolute...more

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National Security and Investment Regime Goes Live

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The National Security and Investment (NSI) regime has gone fully live in the UK this week. Get up to speed on how it will impact your acquisitions and investments. Deals in a broad range of sectors may face scrutiny and...more

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UK: The National Security and Investment Act receives royal assent

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Watch out for the National Security and Investment Act which has now received royal assent although it is still not expected to come fully into force until this Autumn due to the amount of secondary legislation that needs to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Budget 2020 - Key Tax Measures

The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (“UK”) Budget for 2020 on 11 March 2020. The Budget was delivered against a backdrop that very few people could have anticipated at the commencement of the year....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

CFIUS Expands Foreign Investments Subject to Scrutiny with Significant Carve-out for Canadian, Australian and U.K. Investors

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On January 17, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published two new rules that will greatly expand the scope of minority investments by foreign persons in U.S. businesses that are subject...more

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Real estate joint ventures: Marriage of equity and expertise

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The asset manager's expertise, coupled with the investor's capital, allows both parties to maximise their respective returns. Real estate has always had a strong appeal to investors. Property yields have been outperforming...more

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Non-UK resident SDLT surcharge: adding 1% and more complexity: Part II

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In February we discussed the government’s intention to increase stamp duty land tax for non-UK residents. The proposal is to add 1% to the SDLT charge for non-UK resident buyers of UK residential property. ...more

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Non-resident SDLT surcharge: adding 1% and more complexity

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When the government announced in 2018 that foreign investors into the UK property market were to be targeted with an additional SDLT levy, we said that the devil would be in the detail....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Though expected after its earlier move to cut its revenue forecast, Apple’s official quarterly profits reporting yesterday still disappointed, as the company posted its “first holiday-quarter drop in both revenue and profit...more

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Dancing To The Wrong Tune? Theresa May’s Additional SDLT Levy On Foreign Buyers

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Theresa May’s announcement at the Conservative Party conference that foreign investors into the UK property market were going to be targeted with an additional SDLT levy has caused further consternation within the industry....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK to Tax Real Estate Capital Gains of Non-UK Investors

On 6 July 2018, the UK Government published draft legislation to extend the territorial scope of UK tax by bringing capital gains realised by non-UK resident investors from UK real estate within the scope of UK taxation with...more

Proskauer - Tax Talks

UK Finance Bill 2019 published – UK commercial property tax regime for non-resident investors to change, but some relief for...

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On 6 July 2018 the UK Finance Bill 2019 was published by the UK Government. The draft Finance Bill contains the details of the new regime on taxation of non-UK resident investors in UK real estate that had been proposed in a...more

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Budget shock for property industry: non-UK resident landlords to be taxed on UK property gains

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Quietly, almost without any fanfare, a tax policy of more than 50 years designed to encourage overseas investment into UK real estate was reversed in the small print of the Budget. The announcement has provoked a storm across...more

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Major Changes Proposed to UK Tax Regime for Non-resident Investors in UK Commercial Property

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The UK Government has announced in today’s Budget (22 November) that it is launching a consultation on extending the scope of UK tax on real estate. Currently, non-UK residents who are investors in UK land and buildings...more

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