All Legal View articles – Page 3
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ProfessionalNegligence claims against the NHS pose a property conundrum
We have heard lots about the perilous state of the NHS recently, including the fact that it is being crippled by rising clinical negligence claims, which cost it nearly £1.7bn last year.
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ProfessionalHMRC closes tax loophole on termination payments
Under new regulations, employers will now need to tax all ‘post-employment notice pay’. Melanie Stancliffe explains what you need to know
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ProfessionalMinisters' crackdown on travellers futile without further resources
Earlier this month, housing minister Dominic Raab announced that new powers were being considered to manage unauthorised traveller encampments.
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ProfessionalUnexplained Wealth Orders are about more than just McMafia
Reading recent media reports you could be forgiven for thinking Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) will only affect Russian oligarchs and wealthy Sheikhs with mansions in London and Surrey.
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ProfessionalImpact of Beneficial Ownership Register remains unanswered
Fifty-six stakeholders responded to the government’s call for evidence on the proposed launch of the Beneficial Ownership Register. At the end of last month, it published the feedback.
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ProfessionalPRS needs a unified approach to shared and co-living
The Government has used its reform of the National Planning Practice Framework (NPPF) to offer some new thinking on the development of student accommodation.
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ProfessionalCase news: recovery of leaseholder service charges for re-cladding costs
Douglas Rhodes, partner at Trowers Hamlins, considers the first-tier tribunal’s first ruling on the recovery of service charges for the cost of re-cladding works following the Grenfell Tower fire.
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ProfessionalAct quickly to maximise assets before grid connection deadline
Landowners interested in developing grid balancing services are advised to act quickly to assess whether a grid connection may be viable as application fees will be enforced from the 6 April by Distribution Network Operators.
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Retail insolvencies - the legal perspective
Over the last few months, a number of high-profile retailers and restaurant chains have experienced financial difficulties and proposed company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) and/or entered into administration.
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ProfessionalLease code consultation - what landlords should look out for?
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a consultation on a professional statement, which proposes a new lease code for leasing business premises. The intention is to replace the existing Code for Leasing Business Premises in England and Wales 2007, known as the “Lease Code” or the “2007 ...
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ProfessionalGovt should concentrate on speeding up building rather than punishing developers
The draft reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) show the Government’s fundamental misunderstanding of the practical realities of housing delivery.
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ProfessionalBailey v GlaxoSmithKline: safety first
Georgina Squire, partner at Rosling King, summarises a recent case with potential impact on ATE funding.
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ProfessionalNew model is needed for valuing properties with short leases
The recent Mundy v The Sloane Stanley Estate legal battle has shone a bright spotlight on the industry’s calculation basis for extending a property’s lease.
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ProfessionalTaxing times for liquidation proceeds
Property developers must take care not to get caught out by legislative changes affecting the tax treatment of liquidation proceeds.
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ProfessionalHousebuilders don’t have any incentive to hoard land
Housing continues to occupy centre stage in the political agenda, supplanted only by the agonies of Brexit.
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Professional'Land-banking is a myth that just won't be debunked'
Sir Oliver Letwin’s housing review was set up to look into the gap between housing completions and the amount of land which has received permission for housing. The most common reason being mooted for the huge difference is that developers are land banking sites in order to ‘drip feed’ houses ...
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ProfessionalBrownfield bonus - registers a useful resource for developers
To our pleasant surprise, it seems that most councils met the end of year deadline to publish their brownfield land registers.
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ProfessionalRetentions: has the construction industry had enough following the Carillion disaster?
The use of cash retentions is common place in the construction industry. Some £3bn of retentions remain outstanding in the UK construction industry at any one time but with the collapse of Carillion has the industry had enough?
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OnlineChelsea FC’s right of light goal only the beginning for Section 203 use to deliver major developments
Right of light can pose a significant constraint to a development and is a factor that needs to be considered at the earliest opportunity.
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ProfessionalRestrictive covenants no longer an impossible barrier to development
With the housing crisis at the top of the agenda for 2018, the pressure to build is unrelenting.
