The Green Unknown: might Conservation Covenants transform the English countryside?
Conservation Covenants (“CCs”) will allow landowners to contract voluntarily with a “Responsible Body” to commit their land to “conservation”.
Read moreConservation Covenants (“CCs”) will allow landowners to contract voluntarily with a “Responsible Body” to commit their land to “conservation”.
Read moreCommercial Real Estate Partners, Ronan Ledwidge and Anthony Goodmaker, were back at this year’s Student Housing Conference - an in-person event held at the Grand Connaught Rooms on Wednesday 11 May, which brought together all the biggest names in the UK student accommodation market.
Read moreThere has been a plethora of recent articles about the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 and its provisions which deal with the register of overseas entities, but given that the register is not yet in force and there is no suggestion as to when it will become effective, how concerned should lenders be?
Read moreWe may not yet know when the register of overseas entities (the “Register”) to be set up under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2002 (the “ECA”) will become effective, but we can be fairly certain that it will be in the not-too-distant future.
Read moreAs Residential Property Developer Tax (“RPDT”) has now begun, it’s worthwhile reminding ourselves of the key points surrounding it.
Read moreThe ECA received Royal Assent on 15 March 2022 and covers three main areas – the creation of the Register, amendments to the unexplained wealth orders regime, and amendments to the sanctions regime. This note provides a brief overview of the Register, how lenders will be affected, and some practical steps lenders may wish to take.
Read moreThe Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “ECA”) received Royal Assent on 15 March 2022. The ECA covers three main areas – the creation of a register of overseas entities (the “Register”), amendments to the unexplained wealth orders regime, and amendments to the sanctions regime. This note provides a brief overview of the creation of the Register and what impact this will have on overseas owners of UK property.
Read moreOn 25 February 2022 the UK and Singapore signed the UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA), the first digitally-focused trade deal signed by a European nation. The DEA aims to strengthen and increase the UK’s trading relationship with Singapore which was worth £20 billion in 2020.
Read moreThis note provides an introduction to discretionary trusts, and an overview of the control mechanisms that can be incorporated into a trust arrangement - including the appointment of protectors and the use of letters of wishes.
Read moreTowards the end of 2021, the Law Commission published its Advice to Governments: Smart Contracts, concluding that England and Wales’ current legal framework can accommodate smart legal contracts without the need for statutory reform, although there are several potential issues which require further thought.
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