The post below was first published on our Real Estate Development blog. The Building Safety Bill is a huge piece of draft legislation, currently making its way through the House of Lords and subject to further scrutiny at committee stage this week. We have previously blogged on the contents of the bill (here and here), … Read more

The post below was first published on our Real Estate blog. On 9 November 2021, after two years as a Bill and a final period of ping pong between the Houses of Parliament, the Environment Bill received Royal Assent and became the Environment Act 2021 (EA 2021). The majority of the EA 2021 is not … Read more

The post below was first published on our Real Estate blog. The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 comes into force today, 4 January 2022.  Although the majority of real estate transactions are unlikely to give rise to national security concerns the potential application of the new regime must be considered as the consequences … Read more

The post below was first published on our Real Estate Development blog. Update 27 October 2021 – At the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed that the RPDT will be charged at 4% on profits exceeding an annual allowance of £25 million. For more see our Autumn Budget blog … Read more

The post below was first published on our Real Estate Development blog. As we outlined in our previous blog on the Building Safety Bill this significant piece of legislation will effect a wholesale change to the planning and construction regime for residential developments, with a focus on increased accountability for all of those involved in … Read more

The post below was first published on our Real Estate blog. As we outlined in our previous blog on the Building Safety Bill this significant piece of legislation will effect a wholesale change to the planning and construction regime for residential developments, with a focus on increased accountability for all of those involved in the … Read more

The post below was first published on our Real Estate blog In July, we wrote about the coming into force on 1 August 2021 of Planning Gateway One, the first of three new stop/go “Gateways” within the new building safety regime. At that point we awaited details of the proposed “Gateway Two Levy”, the second … Read more

The post below was first published on our Real Estate blog In February, we wrote about the government’s consultation on proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the National Model Design Code (NMDC), raising concerns which were echoed by many others about the incorporation into national planning policy and guidance of a … Read more