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The Built Environment

UK government extends restrictions on commercial landlords' enforcement options

The existing restrictions on commercial landlords' ability to take enforcement action against commercial tenants who are in arrears of rent

Infrastructure services

Cornerstone v University of the Arts London decision has potential to help unlock stalled Code negotiations

Tribunal provides clarity on terms typically contained in agreements under the Electronic Communications Code that could help boost the rollout

Dispute resolution

Think your contract is clear, think again

With courts being increasingly willing to apply business common sense in favour of a strict, literal interpretation of contractual wording

Tax

HMRC provides guidance on the VAT and SDLT treatment of lease variations

New guidance from HMRC provides clarity on when variations to leases might be considered a "barter transaction" for VAT purposes.

The Built Environment

Major overhaul of planning system aims to streamline much-needed development

The UK government is consulting on radical reforms to the planning system in England, which are intended to strip out

The Built Environment

Government publishes draft Building Safety Bill

A parliamentary committee will report on the draft with legislation expected to evolve as more safety risks are identified and

The Built Environment

'The Right Stuff': alternative residential and the recruitment of quality

Property industry leaders shared on a Osborne Clarke roundtable their experiences in the UK and US, and asked: how do

The Built Environment

Law Commission sets out proposals for eventual abolition of leasehold home ownership

Long-awaited reports argue that incentives are needed to force cultural shift towards commonhold and to bring about the largest changes

The Built Environment

Recession proof, but can co-living be pandemic proof?

Many commentators in the co-living industry consider the asset class to be recession proof, but can it adapt sufficiently to