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Smart cities

How individual buildings can support the digitalisation of an urban environment

Our series on how individual buildings can boost a city's 'smartness' looks at the contribution to connectivity, digitalisation and data

Smart cities

How can an individual building contribute to making a city smarter?

Our series will explore how individual buildings can boost the smartness of their urban environment by generating community benefits, whether

Dispute resolution

What can guidance on responsible contractual behaviours do for a construction industry hit hard by the pandemic?

Will the government's guidance on "responsible contractual behaviour" or good faith come to the rescue of parties in the sector

The Built Environment

Fire safety in residential buildings: where are we now?

Fire safety within residential buildings has become an increasingly prominent issue for developers, building owners and occupiers alike since the

Tax

Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge rise for non-UK resident buyers is almost here

Increased costs due to the new 2% surcharge could affect some UK resident buyers

Tax

VAT on early termination fees and compensation applied to real estate transactions, HMRC updates

Change regarding VAT will no longer be retrospective and will apply from a 'future' date, although uncertainty remains

Real estate

Lockdown 3.0: Construction continues but challenges remain

In this insight, we briefly discuss the latest government restrictions and what it means for the construction industry. This article

The Built Environment

Legislative reform given go ahead for residential leasehold ownership

Parliament will bring in the first part of a two-stage programme including a new right for leaseholders to extend leases

The Built Environment

National security bill set to ring changes for real estate M&A

Investors in real estate will need to assess whether new interventions powers apply to their deals