12/9/2020 12:00:00 AM A conclusion to the case of the landlord's inconclusively conclusive service charge certificate? By Sharon Stark On 28 May 2020, I wrote about the case of Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd . The High Court had held that...
12/3/2020 12:00:00 AM Going Retro By Howard Kennedy Retrofitting existing buildings is an opportunity to upgrade the energy performance of buildings for their ongoing life. It may well be a...
11/27/2020 12:11:18 PM Cautionary tale - The Use of Planning Conditions vs Planning Obligations By Howard Kennedy DB Symmetry Limited v Swindon Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1331 The Court of Appeal has recently allowed an appeal by a Developer...
11/25/2020 12:00:00 AM Overage : Unintended Consequences By Kate Woodgate Overages are never simple. A recent case (November 2020) has shown how easy it is for unintended consequences to occur. The Court of...
11/24/2020 12:18:14 PM Energy efficiency disclosure by lenders? By Katie Turner The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has just announced a consultation to see if they can improve energy...
11/20/2020 12:01:59 PM No bulldozing of the Government's planning revolution By Jade Chalmers On 17 November 2020, the High Court dismissed the judicial review claim against the Government regarding the introduction of permitted...
11/17/2020 12:00:00 AM Changes to the Use Classes Order in England – A Question of Control By Jade Chalmers On 7 October Howard Kennedy held an Economic Breakfast Briefing on the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England)...
11/16/2020 3:23:50 PM Green Buildings: Social Value and Positive Impact By Anna Armstrong Rebecca Davison With the health and wellbeing of both people and the planet more important than ever before, sustainability is now a central focus to...
9/24/2020 1:46:15 PM Covid-19 update: CRAR and commercial lease forfeiture (September 2020) By Howard Kennedy The covid-19 pandemic has caused issues for landlords and tenants alike since March 2020 and the government has attempted to minimise...
9/21/2020 12:00:00 AM A nature based solution for developers By Howard Kennedy For those like me who watched yet another one of Sir David Attenborough's powerful and compelling documentaries, "Extinction, The Facts",...
9/4/2020 12:00:00 AM Developers - love thy neighbourly matters By Howard Kennedy Neighbourly matters My learned real estate disputes and neighbourly matters colleague, Hollie Wright, and I published an article in the...
9/1/2020 12:00:00 AM Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy home? By Howard Kennedy We know that in order to be healthy we need to take care of our bodies and minds. But to what extent does our home affect our health and...