Common Land Q&A
“Part of a development site I am acquiring is Common Land. What does this mean and how could it impact on my plans for redevelopment?”
Home Sweet Home - or is it? Fighting fraud: Updating the Land Registration Act 2002
Approximately 85% of land in England and Wales has been registered at HM Land Registry (the "Land Registry"), amounting to 25 million titles.
Case update: Airbnb lettings – finally put to bed?
The advent of short-term letting arrangements through online platforms such as Airbnb has presented a challenge to landlords of residential buildings with concerns about the impact of such lettings.
Permitted Development Rights – Crystal Clear?
Permitted development rights (or “PD rights”, for short) have long been seen as extremely advantageous in expediting certain developments; even more so following the extension of these rights to permit the conversion of underutilised office and agricultural buildings to residential dwellings; a move thought to be key in solving the current “housing crisis”.
The Ground beneath your Feet
It has long been accepted that a freeholder (in theory) owns the subsoil beneath their land down to the centre of the earth and the airspace above their land up to the sky.
A glance at the NHBC Buildmark Warranty
The NHBC Buildmark Warranty is one of a number of New Home Warranties available on the UK market.
BA Pensions Claim Record fourth Title at Forsters’ Annual CRE Cricket Tournament
On Thursday 28 June, the eyes of the sporting world briefly turned from Kaliningrad to Kew for the annual Forsters CRE cricket day.
With temperatures just shy of 30C, we were joined by client teams from BA Pensions, Caisson, La Salle and the Crown Estate for what always proves to be one of the highlights of the firm’s BD calendar.
Fire safety in residential properties
This article looks at the current fire safety regulations in respect of residential property in England. There is no single item of legislation that applies but rather a myriad of regulations which have arisen over the years. Some apply to all dwellings where as others will apply only to certain parts of buildings or to certain types of occupation. The recent tragedy at Grenfell Tower will also likely instigate an overhaul of fire safety measures.
Endeavouring to understand - a brief guide to endeavours clauses
"Best endeavours", "reasonable endeavours" and "all reasonable endeavours" are terms often used in contracts but perhaps not fully understood. Whilst most contractual obligations are expressed to be absolute, an endeavour is an agreement to try to fulfil an obligation. They will be used where a party is unwilling to agree to something absolutely.
There are three often used types of endeavour, each with a varied level of commitment:
How easy is it to amalgamate residential units in RBKC?
Housing and the need to build more homes is the name of the game for 2018. If the Department for Communities and Local Government’s recent name change to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is not enough of a clue, then there was the Chancellor’s 50% increase in annual housing targets in the Autumn Budget.