12 Feb, 2024 Biodiversity Net Gain is live! By Zoe Ibbetson But what is it? Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an approach to development designed to ensure that there is a positive impact, or net...
21 Nov, 2023 The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – Transparency achieved for UK land ownership? By Hedley Tipton Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was the catalyst which sparked the brisk introduction of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement)...
12 Oct, 2023 Guide to doing business in the UK By Emily Atkinson Samuel Munday Harry Woodcock This note provides a high-level overview of some of the key issues to consider when a non-UK business plans to expand into the UK.
25 Sep, 2023 Energy standards: when moving the goal posts is a good idea By Tim Allen Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the government's decision to push back the ban on sales of new, pure petrol and diesel cars from...
14 Jul, 2023 The right to remain silent By Tim Allen “The Romans built roads, the Victorians canals and railways, and putting in place the right digital infrastructure across the country is...
26 May, 2023 Renters (Reform) Bill By Jessica Ebhomenye The government has recently introduced the Renters (Reform) Bill to Parliament, proposing significant changes to the residential rental...
21 Dec, 2022 Rising energy costs and commercial lease terms By Hedley Tipton Having battled through an unprecedented pandemic to a now contracting UK economy and with inflation at a 40-year high, lower energy costs...
16 Nov, 2022 Tenants: ECTEA deadline approaches By Vivien Zhu Tim Allen As reported in our earlier post, the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) came into force in the UK on 1 August 2022 through the new...
18 Oct, 2022 “Mini” Budget 2022: U-turn on tax measures By Miranda Cass On 17 October, in a bid to stabilise financial markets, new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, released an Emergency Statement which makes several...
02 Aug, 2022 The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act By Jessica Ebhomenye Are you an overseas entity that owns properties in the UK or has a lease of more than seven years relating to UK properties? If so, from...
23 Jun, 2022 If you build it they will come… By Teresa Edmund The Estates Gazette and Bidwells conference held in Westminster this week had the intriguing title ‘Creating a Scientific Superpower’....
25 Feb, 2022 VAT treatment of termination payments, including break fees By Julia Cockroft HMRC have (finally!) published their long awaited guidance on the VAT treatment of early termination fees (including break fees) and...