25 June 2024
In June 2022, there were updates to the EPC calculation methodology, that are typically seeing worsening of EPCs that use gas and do not comply with the latest building regulations. Typically, non-domestic properties of this type have experienced a 1-grade drop.
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18 June 2024
Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina. On occasion, it can even bring you fame, riches and fortune. But it can also result in reams of paperwork and cause sleepless nights.
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31 May 2024
Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina. On occasion, it can even bring you fame, riches and fortune. But it can also result in reams of paperwork and cause sleepless nights.
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30 May 2024
There has been some good news for owners of farms and estates with the government confirming a series of reforms to permitted development rights under Classes Q and R of the GPDO 2015 which will make diversification and growth on farms and estates easier.
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28 May 2024
On 24 May 2024, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act (the “Act”) was the last act passed in the current Parliament, and, quite possibly, by this Government. It was pushed through the Commons at speed to ensure it received Royal Assent before Parliament was prorogued. The debate of the House of Lords amendments started at 19:21 and 11 minutes later all 67 amendments were passed.
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20 May 2024
Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina. On occasion, it can even bring you fame, riches and fortune. But it can also result in reams of paperwork and cause sleepless nights.
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10 May 2024
True to its name, a Branded Residence is a property attached to a brand. Historically, we've predominantly seen renowned hotel brands absorbing the lion’s share of the market: Six Senses/The Whiteley, The Four Seasons/Twenty Grosvenor Square, Raffles/the OWO, the Peninsula/the Peninsula Residences, to name but a few.
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30 April 2024
Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina. On occasion, it can even bring you fame, riches and fortune. But it can also result in reams of paperwork and cause sleepless nights.
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25 April 2024
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent in October 2023 and aims to reform the law relating to economic crime and corporate transparency.
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25 April 2024
Reforms which change the planning enforcement rules set out in the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA) will come into force on 25 April 2024.
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