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2023 changes to EPC regulations for commercial properties

Rent & Leasehold Reforms for 2023As 2022 closes what an action-packed year of change, we have seen in the leasehold sector. The biggest of these is perhaps the abolishment of ground rents for new leases to create a level playing field for commonhold. House buil...

Read    23/01/2023

Infrastructure Levy And Its Potential Impact On Development In The UK

The “defining mission” of the Boris Johnson government, the ‘leveling up’ plan, is in the news again. And yet again, it has managed to rake up a controversy. Leveling up Fund was launched to make the rich and poor areas of the country more equal. The aim was to sprea...

Read    20/01/2023

John Christodoulou Loses A 1.6 Million Case Over Excessive Insurance Costs At Canary Riverside

The prime Canary Riverside site in London's Docklands is in the news again this time because John Christodoulou, a regular litigant of the leasehold sector, lost a 1.6 million case over excessive insurance costs.According to the first-tier tribunal, Christodoulou com...

Read    19/01/2023

Effects of PDR on The UK Housing Scenario

In an effort to boost the housing supply throughout the country, the UK government introduced a temporary policy in 2013. It allowed the conversion of certain types of office buildings to residential use without the need for full planning permission. Known as Permit...

Read    13/01/2023

Exercising the Right to Manage is an Effective Option to Take Over Building Management

Leaseholders struggling with issues of poor block management can exercise the Right to Manage (RTM) and take over the charge of managing the building. The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 enables leaseholders to establish a Right to Manage company (RTM compan...

Read    10/01/2023

Student Accommodation & HMO Landlords to Use Solar PV to Reduce Carbon

Space optimization and energy sharing are legacy options to enhance the energy efficiency of purpose-built student accommodation 'PBSA" and HMO properties. Using prepaid meters is an effective strategy to make residents aware of their energy consumption levels, one h...

Read    10/01/2023

How to Mitigate Inheritance Tax Liability as a Landlord?

How to Mitigate Inheritance Tax Liability as a Landlord?Death duties can cripple families, as Inheritance Tax can be thousands of pounds. It is clear from recent HMRC figures showing a whopping 4.1bn in IHT receipts for the April to October 2022 period. The figure im...

Read    10/01/2023

Leaseholders in Unsafe and Unsellable Homes to Benefit from Cladding Fixes Pilot Scheme

Several flats in the UK became unsafe or unsellable following the cladding scandal, causing the death of 72 people in the Grenfell House fire. The recent unveiling of a pilot scheme comes as a breather for many flat-owners struggling with cladding issues as their hom...

Read    10/01/2023

New Registration Obligations for Non-UK Entities with Interests in UK Properties

The closing date for all foreign investors owing properties in the UK to register with Companies House is fast approaching. After establishing the Register of Overseas Entities, Companies House recommends all agents and foreign entities within the scope to complete t...

Read    10/01/2023

Renting Homes (Wales) Act - How will it Impact Landlords?

A revolutionary housing law aiming to change the paradigm of the private rental sector came into force in Wales on December 1, 2022. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 will significantly enhance the parameters of renting, managing, and living in rental homes in Wales...

Read    10/01/2023

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