Posts from August 2017
Nicola Gooch
Planning and Competing Priorities: a choice between allotments and social housing highlights why we need the planning system - and the problems inherent in how we talk about it.
Earlier this month (on 2 August) the Guardian published an article exploring the issues raised by a controversial planning proposal. The...
17/08/17
Irwin Mitchell
More on the refund of ET Fees
Those seeking a refund of fees will have to wait a little while longer - this just in from the Employment Tribunals (England and...
17/08/17
Lorraine Rose-Dugdale
VAT zero-rating denied for conversion of partly non-residential property into dwellings
The Upper Tribunal has denied VAT zero-rating for dwellings converted from partly non-residential and partly residential areas in a...
16/08/17
Irwin Mitchell
Buildover agreements, TfL and who do you go to when you want to build over?
You might wonder why a Court of Appeal case about interpretation of a statutory instrument about highways should be setting warning...
12/08/17
Irwin Mitchell
Employment Tribunal Fees
The Employment Tribunals Presidents in England and Scotland have issued a Case Management Order, effectively staying (pausing) any case...
11/08/17
Lorraine Rose-Dugdale
Consultation on Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Housing Market
The government is considering introducing measures to tackle unfair practices in the housing market. The possible measures being...
10/08/17
Nicola Gooch
The controversies of infrastructure: Is there a North /South funding gap? or are roads simply winning over railways?
Given that July and August are supposed to be the 'silly season' there has been a remarkable amount of news generated this summer. In...
10/08/17
Irwin Mitchell
Don't just follow the Spec
Construction colleague Mike Plews has digested and summarised the high profile LSE glass failure case. People may remember stories about...
09/08/17
Nicola Gooch
Mayor of London seeks power to both have cake and eat it by 'maximising' both Mayoral CIL and Affordable Housing provision
The provision of affordable housing in London is rather a contentious topic at the moment. This is not that surprising given that London...
02/08/17
Irwin Mitchell
Southern first time buyers coasting along...
Post Office Money have released research looking at the affordability of homes in the 15 biggest UK cities. They considered average house...
02/08/17
Joanne Moseley
New work Tzar wants tougher penalties for businesses failing to pay NMW
The new work Tzar, Sir David Metcalf has said that he wants tougher action against employers who underpay workers. His suggestions...
02/08/17
Joanne Moseley
Voluntary overtime must be included in holiday pay
The EAT has today ruled that voluntary overtime must be included in holiday pay. In the case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v...
01/08/17