4/22/2026 10:35:07 AM Upcoming Ban on Upwards-Only Rent Reviews in Commercial Leases By Laura Williamson This is the first in a series of short articles examining aspects of the upcoming ban on upwards-only rent reviews ("UORRs") in...
4/22/2026 7:59:48 AM Not so confidential pre-apps By Bob Sadler A recent decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in Vassar v The Information Commissioner [2026] UKFTT 00361 (GRC) (Vassar) may have...
4/15/2026 3:11:37 PM ACVs get teeth By Bob Sadler Assets of Community Value (ACV) are currently a largely toothless regime which give the community a right to bid for an asset. The bid...
2/27/2026 9:30:43 AM Understanding the delays holding back delivery By Huseyin Huseyin Over the past year, we have helped our developer clients restructure too many residential led schemes. Sites with planning permission are...
2/2/2026 2:38:35 PM Has the time for commonhold finally arrived? By Huseyin Huseyin The UK is advancing reforms to establish commonhold as the preferred tenure for flats, addressing longstanding criticism of leasehold....
12/19/2025 11:51:25 AM How will student accommodation be affected by the Renters' Rights Act? By Tara Edwards Background: The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 ('RRA') which received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025 is shaking up the private rental sector...
12/2/2025 6:57:42 PM The Planning and Infrastructure Bill nears Royal Assent By Danielle Coglin The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been making its way steadily through Parliament since March earlier this year. The Bill is...
12/1/2025 6:10:02 PM Navigating Legislative Reforms: Insights from HOUSED Listeners By Amanda McNeil Sarah Canning from The Property Marketing Strategists shares the challenges HOUSED listeners have shared on the legislative reforms and...
11/25/2025 5:55:46 PM The November Statement Must Deliver Real Reform By Huseyin Huseyin Having spent over two decades working in the UK housing sector, I have witnessed first hand the persistent gap between policy ambition...
10/28/2025 11:53:56 AM Managing HRBs: Theory Vs Reality By Bhavini Patel Matthew Davies Many thanks for attending our recent panel event organised by the Building Safety Group of Howard Kennedy LLP on 7 October 2025:...
10/16/2025 3:05:39 PM The importance of making background papers available By Bob Sadler We have written before (here) about the need for councils to publish section 106 agreements on their websites before issuing a planning...
10/14/2025 9:07:45 AM The UK Living Sector: A Market in Motion Key Legal and Strategic Considerations for Developers and Investors By Astrid Stanley Will Reed-Simons The UK Living sector is evolving fast. Demand is surging across Build to Rent (BTR), Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), and...