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Briefcase 2025 Quarter 1: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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Case 1: Handston Investments Limited v Abri Group Limited - The court refused to grant an interim injunction to pause construction that would significantly interfere with a neighbour’s rights to light. Instead, the Court...more

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Stamp Duty Land Tax Changes from April 2025

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Stamp Duty Land Tax Changes from April 2025: What Buyers Need to Know - From 1st April 2025, significant changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will take effect, impacting buyers across England and Wales. These adjustments...more

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On Your Radar? 10 Real Estate Risk Areas to Watch in 2025

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As we look ahead to 2025, several key areas within the real estate sector are poised to see an uptick in disputes. This report outlines ten pressing issues that property owners, occupiers, developers and investors should be...more

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

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On 2 August 2023, the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) update process went live. UK Companies House issued guidance on the requirements overseas entities will have to adhere to in their annual update of the ROE. Our...more

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Register of Overseas Entities - Duty to File Update Regardless of Any Change - Process and Implications

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The Register of Overseas Entities launched nearly a year ago on 1 August 2022. The Register was established as a measure to increase transparency in the ownership of overseas entities that own UK land....more

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JPUTs may now need to be registered under the trust registration service

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Some of the most commonly used trust structures in UK real estate ownership are Jersey Property Unit Trusts (JPUTs). It has become clear recently, following confirmation from HMRC, and HMRC now changing its published...more

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The clock is ticking: UK Economic Crime Act 2022

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The transitional period for the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 will end on 31 January. This is in eleven days’ time. Read on to find out what this means in practice for overseas entities dealing with...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Action Required August 2022: Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – Register of Entities

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

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UK private rented sector: white paper published

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As part of its levelling-up agenda, on 16 June 2022 the government published its long awaited white paper on the reform of the private rented sector. Proposed changes include banning so-called no-fault evictions whilst...more

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Ready, Steady, Register: New UK beneficial ownership register

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The Economic Crime Act, which received Royal Assent on 15 March 2022, will require overseas entities that are owners or leaseholders of land in the UK to register at Companies House and provide information about their...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Register of Overseas Entities Owning UK Property – Key Requirements

Executive Summary: the 30-second brief- The enactment of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 means that clients will need to review their property portfolio. Where overseas entities are the...more

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UK Government Seeking to Introduce a Register of Overseas Entities

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As part of the UK government initiative to clamp down on criminals using UK property to launder their ill-gotten gains, the government is introducing some sweeping disclosure requirements in the form of a ‘Register of...more

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Foreign Ownership of UK Real Estate Under Scrutiny

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The UK Government has recently introduced the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022 (the Bill). Amongst other objectives, the Bill proposes the setting up of a register of overseas entities and their...more

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Operational Real Estate — Managing Success

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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many things but the appetite for investing in operational real estate in the UK is not one of them. In this article, we examine the ways in which investors can engage with...more

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Court of Appeal Unim-Prest with Attempts to “Pierce the Veil” of Rating Mitigation Scheme

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Empty property rates are a tax on failure; the failure of the owner to let premises or to find its own use for the premises. Given they are charged at the same rates as occupied property, it’s no wonder property owners seek...more

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