All Legal View articles – Page 8
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ProfessionalWe need a joined-up approach to solve the UK’s housing shortfall
David Cameron’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference this year reaffirmed the government’s commitment to tackling the housing challenge.
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ProfessionalOsborne’s business rate promise comes with a few strings attached
With its pledge to legislate for the biggest-ever transfer of power to local government, the chancellor’s keynote speech at the Conservative party conference certainly grabbed the headlines.
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ProfessionalIt is vital for property developers to engage effectively with councils
Property development, no matter how you look at it, is about transforming communities.
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Insight
Debt collection changes could force more landlords into court
Legislative changes coming into force on October 1 will see the current debt threshold at which creditors can serve a statutory demand increase from £750 to £5,000.
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ProfessionalCorporate real estate transactions increasingly include W&I insurance
Warranty and indemnity (W I) insurance is becoming an increasingly common feature of corporate real estate (CPRE) transactions involving the acquisition or disposal of corporate entities that own UK real estate assets.
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ProfessionalClampdown on BPRA is troubling news for the property industry
The news that HMRC is clamping down on Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA) schemes, apparently viewing them with the same suspicion as the film investment tax planning schemes has left the property community perplexed.
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ProfessionalThe art of copyright protection in the real estate industry
Today, real estate developments are increasingly marketed as ‘destinations’ in their own right.
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ProfessionalGetting the basics right is crucial to effective workplace design
I recently hosted a panel discussion at the Shard on workplace design.
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ProfessionalThe ACV process puts a block on progressive redevelopment
The topic of designating property as assets of community value (ACVs) is a hot one at the moment.
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ProfessionalBe aware of anti-corruption procedure
If the recent FIFA corruption crisis has taught us anything, it is that allegations of bribery and corruption are high on the agendas of international prosecutors.
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ProfessionalWe councils need to work together for successful housing strategy
Jason Longhurst, director of regeneration and business at Central Bedfordshire Council, asks if judicial reviews are an appropriate way of resolving a planning row (12.06.15).
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ProfessionalCommercial property is already getting a raw deal from HS2
The election has come and gone: the promises by the Green Party (who pledged not to support HS2) and UKIP (who pledged to get rid of it altogether) ultimately failed to inspire the British electorate to remove those who have championed HS2 from the seat of power.
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ProfessionalPainful chalet fees case was no holiday for anyone involved
It would have been hard to miss the saga of the chalet owners in Arnold v Britton Others as the case climbed from County Court in 2012 to the High Court, Court of Appeal and, last month, the Supreme Court.
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ProfessionalUse of service level agreements is overdue in the hotel industry
Hotels are often managed on behalf of their owners by third-party operators under hotel management agreements (HMAs). HMAs are, unsurprisingly, agreements for services.
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ProfessionalSimpler tax system would boost liquidity in the real estate market
Tax is simple. That is, if the Office for Tax Simplification and the Tax Law Rewrite Project are to be believed.
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ProfessionalGovernment may be barking up the wrong tree with Right to Buy
It was all rather déjà vu.
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ProfessionalIs judicial review really the right place to resolve a planning row?
Central Bedfordshire Council has recently been at the Court of Appeal, the final stage in a process that started when a planning consent was contested by neighbouring Luton Borough Council and taken to judicial review.
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ProfessionalTaxpayers trapped amid confusion over DPT legislation
Diverted profits tax (DPT) was first announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 3 December 2014, hastily becoming law on 26 March this year.
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ProfessionalA bridge too far? £175m Garden Bridge faces legal challenge
The Garden Bridge designed by Thomas Heatherwick, promoted by Joanna Lumley and supported by the mayor of London Boris Johnson looked an unstoppable project.
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ProfessionalNo more newt terrors? EU wildlife laws to be reviewed
What do the Channel Tunnel and Monks Cross Shopping Park in York have in common?
