Opinions

Lease Renewals: Following the pandemic

Property Litigation partner, Jonathan Ross, recently wrote a piece for the Property Law Journal titled ‘Lease renewals: Following the pandemic’.

The Inheritance Act 1975: Hannah Mantle and Maryam Oghanna write for ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client

Contentious Trusts and Estates Senior Associates, Hannah Mantle and Maryam Oghanna, write for ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client on the key Inheritance Act 1975 cases from the last year.

Cladding remediation and the Building Safety Bill: Andrew Parker and Ryan Didcock speak to the EG Podcast

Head of Cladding, Andrew Parker, and property litigation Senior Associate, Ryan Didcock, sat down this week with the people at the EG Podcast to discuss the latest proposals to the Building Safety Bill by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, and their implications from both the leaseholder and developer perspective.

Losing ground: Robert Barham writes for EG on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rents) Act 2022

Residential Property Partner, Robert Barham, has authored an article for Estates Gazette entitled 'Losing ground: inside the Act abolishing ground rents in new long resi leases'.

Reducing the graft of drafting: Miri Stickland speaks with Clarilis on the upturn of LegalTech

Knowledge Development Lawyer, Miri Stickland, of Forsters' 'trailblazing real estate practice', recently spoke with Clarilis about the dramatic upturn in the use of LegalTech for commercial property transactions.

Andrew Parker speaks to the BBC about the latest Building Safety Bill proposals

Forsters’ Head of Cladding, Andrew Parker, provided an expert comment to the BBC on the latest proposals relating to the Building Safety Bill put forward by Michael Gove.

Moving to the UK – crossing the pond: George Mitchell and Lucie Bennett join Buzzacott's Stepping Stones podcast

Private Client Partner, George Michell, and Associate, Lucie Bennett, were invited to join Buzzacott's Stepping Stones podcast entitled 'Moving to the UK – crossing the pond'.

Charles Miéville and Victoria Du Croz write for Prime Resi

Residential Property Partner Charles Miéville, and Head of Planning, Victoria Du Croz, write for PrimeResi on the government’s new planning rules for short-term rentals.

First Homes has its challenges - Head of Planning, Victoria Du Croz writes for Property Week

First Homes has been lined up as the replacement to the Help to Buy scheme, but unlike Help to Buy, First Homes will count towards a developer’s affordable housing provision as part of a planning application.

Robert Barham quoted in The Law Society Gazette on the ground rent reform

Residential Property Partner, Robert Barham, has been quoted in The Law Society Gazette article entitled 'Messy situation: ground rent reform becomes law'.

In the article, Robert shares his views on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act, which received Royal assent this week.