Posts from April 2016
Irwin Mitchell
Five points for Investment Managers and Corporate Property Advisers from the EMI Case
It is not often in property law that we are told that things are “void” without there being either some element of moral or financial...
27/04/16
Nicola Gooch
House of Lords make yet more amendments to Housing and Planning Bill
Whilst the Housing and Planning Bill made it through the House of Commons almost unscathed, its time in the House of Lords has been...
27/04/16
Nicola Gooch
Cheshire East seeks Supreme Court review of 'Policies for the Supply of Housing' Judgment
Cheshire East Council is seeking permission from the Supreme Court to appeal the Court of Appeal's Judgment in Suffolk Coastal District...
19/04/16
Nicola Gooch
House of Lords amend key starter homes provisions in Housing & Planning Bill
Yesterday was not a good day for the Department of Communities and Local Government, as they suffered two key defeats over the Housing...
12/04/16
Irwin Mitchell
Charities and Social Investment
At last, charities have had their powers extended to clarify what was an ambiguous area, allowing them, subject to safeguards, to make...
11/04/16
Nicola Gooch
Railway Stations to become new hubs for housing led regeneration
On Sunday, DCLG announced a new initiative to redevelop land surrounding railway stations to provide up to 10,000 new homes, as well as...
11/04/16
Nicola Gooch
The 21 Authorities most at risk of local plan intervention
Planning Magazine has listed the 21 local authorities most at risk of intervention in the local plan process, if the Housing and Planning...
08/04/16
Nicola Gooch
Specific Appeal Rights for unviable Affordable Housing to end on 30 April
DCLG has recently decided that the specific rights to appeal affordable housing requirements on stalled sites will come to an end on 30...
05/04/16
Irwin Mitchell
Academies "Land Grab"
Many people will be aware of the Government's plans for all UK schools to become academies, but where does this leave the ownership of...
05/04/16
Irwin Mitchell
Land Registry facing privatisation
The Government has issued a consultation paper for the privatisation of the Land Registry. This forms part of its wider aim of £5...
01/04/16