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Brave Future - practical tips and legal advice for businesses
14 Oct, 2020
The Covid-19 global pandemic has had an impact on all businesses forcing us to adapt to new ways of working. Some industries have been impacted harder than others with businesses...
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Leasehold enfranchisement / Real estate
Recommendations from the Law Commission on Right to Manage
30 Sep, 2020
Michael Roskell looks at how the Law Commission proposes to make Right to Manage claims available to a wider variety of buildings and tenants and the process easier and cheaper to...
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Leasehold enfranchisement
Law Commission’s proposals for leasehold reform – dispute resolution and costs
23 Sep, 2020
Kerry Glanville explains the recommendations that have been made for the determination of disputes and the recovery of costs in the context of reforms to leasehold. This article...
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Real estate
Insurance revisited
16 Sep, 2020
This article follows on from our ‘COVID-19 Consequences for Landlords‘ article in April 2020. The topic of insurance has once again stepped into the limelight with the...
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Leasehold enfranchisement / Real estate
Who will be eligible? Recommendations for reform in the leasehold sector
16 Sep, 2020
Amy Jackson looks at how the Law Commission proposes to reform the qualification criteria for tenants looking to buy their freehold or extend their lease and the potential...
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Judgment handed down in the Financial Conduct Authority's test case
15 Sep, 2020
The long-awaited judgment on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) business interruption insurance (BII) policies test case has been handed down today. ...
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Leasehold enfranchisement / Real estate
The Future of Homeownership - Reinvigorating Commonhold in the 21st Century
9 Sep, 2020
The reform of leasehold home ownership is at the forefront of the political agenda and the Law Commission has recently recommended wholesale changes which will transform the...
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Planning & environment
The impact of the Business and Planning Act 2020 on planning permissions, appeals procedures and licensing
4 Aug, 2020
The Business and Planning Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020. The property elements of interest include extensions to the time periods to implement planning...
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Property dispute resolution / Real estate
Practice (Direction 55C) Makes Perfect?
28 Jul, 2020
First came Practice Direction 51Z; then Practice Direction 55.29; and now (drum roll please) Practice Direction 55C (“PD 55C”). PD 55C comes into effect on 23 August 2020...
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Planning & environment
Changes to planning to help revive the high street and bring forward development
24 Jul, 2020
July 2020 The Government has published the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020. The Regulations will collate existing town centre uses...
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Leasehold enfranchisement
Law Commission’s Report - Leasehold on Home Ownership; buying your freehold or extending your lease
21 Jul, 2020
The Law Commission’s long awaited report setting out proposals for the root and branch reform of leasehold enfranchisement law has now been published together with two further...
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Coronavirus hub / Data Protection
New data collection obligations for the leisure, food and drink sector
21 Jul, 2020
Businesses in the leisure, food and drink sector are being required to keep records of staff, customers and visitors in order to assist NHS Test and Trace in the event of a local...
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Restructuring & insolvency
The new moratorium procedure under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act
17 Jul, 2020
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 came into force on 26 June 2020. It introduces a new moratorium procedure which allows a company or LLP to pursue a rescue plan...
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Coronavirus hub / Real estate
Options for landlords dealing with rent arrears following COVID-19
15 Jul, 2020
Following Government moratoriums on landlord enforcement options, the relationship between commercial property owners and occupiers has been turned on its head. Many landlords have...
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Coronavirus hub / Residential property
Residential Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday announced
14 Jul, 2020
On 8 July 2020 the Chancellor announced an SDLT ‘holiday’ from 8 July 2020 to 31 March 2021 (inclusive). Rates will then go back to what they were before. Only residential...
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Employment (business) / Coronavirus hub
Webinar for HR professionals - How to get through getting back to work
24 Jun, 2020
THIS WEBINAR HAS NOW PASSED. YOU CAN VIEW A RECORDING BELOW. This webinar will focus on issues that employers are likely to face now that we are entering the recovery phase of the...
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Coronavirus hub
An introduction to the flexible furlough scheme
16 Jun, 2020
Updated as of 16 June 2020 HMRC has now published further details of the flexible furlough scheme which comes into effect on 1st July 2020, through the publication of fresh...
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Coronavirus hub
Temporary regulations introduced to smooth planning process
15 May, 2020
On 14 May 2020 the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the introduction of temporary regulations, together with updated guidance, to smooth the...
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Leasehold enfranchisement
Guide to enfranchisement and lease extension
14 May, 2020
Introduction to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 The area of leasehold enfranchisement has attracted a plethora...
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Coronavirus hub
Corporate governance and reporting by companies
14 May, 2020
Updated as of 14 May 2020 The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issued guidance in March 2020 entitled Guidance for companies on Corporate Governance and Reporting, highlighting...
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Coronavirus hub
Cancelling or reducing a proposed dividend
4 May, 2020
Many companies will have sent out their notices for their 2020 AGM. What should a board do if they have now decided that, owing to the impact of COVID-19, it is no longer...
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