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Briefcase 2025 Quarter 2: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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Case 1: Brown v Ridley and Another - The Supreme Court has clarified that a reasonable belief of ownership for any 10 year period is sufficient to claim adverse possession....more

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Building Safety Act Hub

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The Building Safety Act 2022 has brought a fundamental shift in the regulation of relevant and higher risk buildings, imposing a swathe of new obligations and processes on those responsible for these buildings, and plenty to...more

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Autumn Budget 2024 - What’s the Tax Impact on the Real Estate Sector?

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The real estate sector was not ignored by Budget announcements today. There were no seismic changes – the changes announced were less impactful than the speculation in the weeks preceding the Budget....more

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Overriding Interest Summer 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Overriding Interest. Inside this issue: - New Joiners - Articles of Interest - Events - Case Reports...more

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Is Your Property Affected by the Building Safety Act?

It's now been more than four months since the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) introduced new requirements that sought to improve the overall safety of high-rise buildings that have some element of residential use. Incepted to...more

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Ignore at Your Peril! Decoding the Building Safety Act 2022 and What It Means for Those Involved in UK Based Branded Residences...

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Historically, the United Kingdom has lagged behind the likes of Dubai, South Florida, New York, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore in the branded residences space, as us Brits have tended to prefer traditional house living. However,...more

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Longer Leases, Lower Ground Rents and Leasehold Liberation: Residential Reforms in the King’s Speech Explained

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The King’s speech announced a new Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill ‘to reform the housing market by making it cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and tackling the exploitation of millions of...more

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MEES, The Next Chapter: Plotting Residential Real Estate’s Route to Net Zero

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MEES Regulations have meant that since 1 April 2020 landlords of residential property have been prohibited from letting out properties below a minimum EPC rating of E unless they have registered an exemption. With the last...more

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Fire Safety Regulations and Building Safety Act

Having recently come into force on 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (‘FSR’) impose fresh obligations on the ‘responsible person’ (‘RP’) of existing multi‐occupied residential buildings. This is...more

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The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

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The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (Regulations) came into force on 23 January 2023. Government guidance to accompany the Regulations was published in December 2022. The Regulations introduce new, additional...more

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Impact of UK Autumn Budget on real estate sector

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It was a relatively light Budget for the real estate sector. Highlights included the long-awaited announcement of the rate of the residential property developer tax and some reform of business rates....more

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New UK Residential Property Developer Tax: triggers for liability

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Following publication of the new Residential Property Developer Tax for technical consultation, we examine when this tax will be charged and the types of development activities that will bring developers within scope. The...more

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Empty property rates in England; no more guarding the guardians?

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A tax on failure - The two taxes in England on the occupation of property are non-domestic rating (business rates) and, for domestic rating, council tax. Pre COVID, business rates yielded £30bn and council tax £36bn...more

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Spring Budget 2020: overview from a funds perspective

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This briefing summarises the key announcements in the Spring Budget from a funds perspective: including the UK funds review, the SDLT surcharge for corporate and individual non-resident purchasers of UK residential property...more

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Spring Budget 2020 – how does it impact on Real Estate?

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In contrast to recent years it has been a quiet Budget for real estate tax. In particular, there was no big announcement of any further levelling of the playing field between resident and non-resident investors in UK land:...more

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The housing market in a changing political landscape

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The residential market has attracted a huge amount of attention and pledges of reform from all sides of the house. There has been a constant stream of consultation on both long leaseholds and short term lets. ...more

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Resolving Agent of Change issues in planning: As easy as noise easements?

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This blog examines the complexities of Agent of Change cases from our experience acting for developers and venues alike and, in particular, considers the concept and use of noise easements to resolve and manage noise issues...more

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Question: Is an invasion of privacy a legal nuisance?

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The recent case of Fearn & Others v The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2019], concerned a dispute between the Tate Modern and its residential neighbours over the Tate’s public viewing platform. The case makes clear...more

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News Flash: Tenant Fees Act 2019 in force

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You should read this blog if you are a landlord of residential properties let on assured shorthold tenancies, as it provides a short summary of the impact of the new Tenant Fees Act 2019. As of 12 February 2019 landlords...more

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Law against revenge evictions extended to all Assured Shorthold Tenancies

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From 1 October 2018, the government’s clampdown on so called “revenge evictions” has been extended to all existing assured shorthold tenancies, including those which pre-date the commencement of the Deregulation Act 2015....more

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Keeping It Real Estate Blog: The Rise and Rise of Short Term Lettings

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Thanks to the popularity of short term lettings, we are benefiting from a wealth of choice and flexibility in holiday accommodation. Wherever the destination, there will certainly be unique properties available at reasonable...more

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Update on Domicile and Tax of Offshore Trusts

Implementation of the 6 April 2017 tax changes applicable to non-domiciled individuals, offshore trusts and UK residential property has been delayed because of the forthcoming UK General Election on 8 June 2017. Whilst it is...more

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Non-Domicile Changes in the United Kingdom From April 2017 – Are You Ready?

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Sweeping changes being introduced in the United Kingdom for non-domiciles (non-doms) will take effect from 6 April 2017. These changes are significant and will affect all non-doms. Our recommendation is that non-doms review...more

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Confirmation of Non Dom Changes in the UK Autumn Statement

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New UK Chancellor Philip Hammond gave his first Autumn Statement on 23 November 2016. Whilst there were no further details relating to the reforms of the taxation of non-UK domiciliaries and UK residential property, the...more

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UK Residential Property Tax Reforms Increase IHT Liabilities

The UK Government has published a consultation document and draft legislation relating to the reforms of UK residential property taxation that are due to take effect from 6 April 2017. The new rules mean that most UK...more

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