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Real estate

What the future holds for UK charity business rates relief

Property owners should expect further scrutiny from local authorities on available rates reliefs and mitigation schemes
Navigating restructuring plans

Approaching restructuring plans as a landlord in the UK retail and consumer sector

Early engagement, targeted information requests and use of the court's disclosure powers may assist consideration of whether to support or
Infrastructure services

Ten questions contractual parties ask about UK PFI project hand backs

As the sun starts to set on UK PFI, what does hand back have in store for all involved?
Energy and Energy Transition

How to navigate the emergence of AI in the energy sector

Artificial intelligence is driving transformation across the sector but questions remain around legal and business risks
Regulatory Outlook

Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023

HSE to inspect construction sites from September | Registration of residential high-rise buildings by October 2023 | Regulations on new
Regulatory Outlook

Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023

DMA designation | Housebuilding Market Study | Horizontal agreements
Regulatory Outlook

Environment | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023

Developers, are you ready for biodiversity net gain obligations? | Consultation launched on SFDR implementation and options to improve framework
Real estate

Under Construction: A round-up of recent legal developments within the UK construction industry

Government provides detail of new building safety regime, developer claims for historic defects, dispute avoidance through risk management
The Built Environment

The new dutyholder regime for the construction of buildings in England

New duties to be imposed on those responsible for commissioning, designing and carrying out the construction of new buildings
The Building Safety Act

Long-awaited clarity received on building control for higher-risk buildings in England

Impact on costs and delay for programmes remains a concern for industry
The Built Environment

International regulatory catch-up can deliver energy transformation gains for logistics

If regulators can keep pace with innovation, such as battery storage, new revenue streams await logistics owners
Real estate

Why preconditions are critical to lease breaks in England and Wales

When tenants want to break a lease, landlords often have recourse to the way it is drafted and the preconditions