Posts from October 2015
Irwin Mitchell
Retail - an interesting postscript
If you saw my post yesterday about retail property vacancy rates, yesterday's CBI report may have you scratching your heads. The...
30/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
A retail revival?
The BNP PARIBAS Real Estate Retail Focus q3 report shows vacancy rates declining in all areas of the UK to 12.9% overall. Footfall...
29/10/15
Nicola Gooch
Legal Update: Permission Stage introduced for Statutory Appeals
From 26 October 2015, all of the following statutory appeals will require permission from the High Court before they will be allowed to...
29/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Women now on 25% FTSE boards
Reports are out today that the UK's top companies now have 25% women board members. This is certaintly an increase and positive move...
29/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Someone out there likes our real estate
Savills, reported in EGi, the online news service of Estates Gazette are predicting a bumper year for foreign investment in non-domestic...
28/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Crossrail 2 branches out to Middlesex, Surrey, and SW London
As a proud graduate of Bishop Wand Secondary School in Sunbury, I am pleased to see that TfL are now consulting on extending Crossrail 2...
28/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Student Housing Update
Interesting commentary from Savills on world student housing. The need for high quality student accommodation continues to rise in the...
28/10/15
Nicola Gooch
Is the 'Hay Bale Castle' saga finally coming to an end?
One of England's most notorious planning enforcement matters looks as if it might be in its final stages after a 'bench' arrest warrant...
28/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Even more incentive to keep employees safe
Now there is a bottom line reason to do the right thing.
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Greater equality for men and women or an administrative nightmare?
Financial services employers will not be greeting the need to publish variable pay, with joy. The differences in bonuses have long been...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Construction sneezes - does the economy get a cold?
I'm a lawyer, not an economist (and so part of the burgeoning service sector growth!), but I cannot help but be worried by the continued...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Rural Housing availability and affordability: Why there is trouble ahead
Sir Andrew Motion (President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England) wrote eloquently on the issue of affordable rural housing in...
27/10/15
Nicola Gooch
One in Three Councils in the South East have adopted CIL
The Community Infrastructure Levy is continuing its slow but steady march across the country, with news that almost a third of councils...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
International students ripe for the picking for scammers
International (and European) students have historically had to contend with increased rents, increased level of deposits and insisting on...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Good news at last for VW diesel owners
Phew. I am one of those with a VW diesel and finally there is some good (or at least 'not bad') news from this debacle.
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Recruitment. What's in a name?
I am not at all surprised to see that leading companies and universities are being asked to remove names from application forms in an...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Naming and shaming
We are often asked questions about what is the best way to engage an individual and whether they are an employee, a worker, a self...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
A formula for Rentcharge redemption in a modern world
To date, rentcharge payers have had the benefit of a free of charge Government service when seeking to buy-out rentcharges. The formula...
26/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
It's James Bond day, but what is the truth?
From an employment law perspective, can a contract to kill someone stand up under scrutiny of UK employment tribunals, and what do real...
26/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Gender pay gap
Back in July this year the Government published a consultation on proposals for mandatory gender pay reporting for larger employers,...
26/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Housing and Planning Bill 2015
Further to my colleague Nicola's note on the planning aspects of this Bill, here is our note on the implications that the Bill will have...
23/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Financial Penalties against Losing Employers
In tens of thousands of cases, a financial penalty has been awarded against only 8 employers and 6 of those remain unpaid. We either...
23/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Fast tracking a British Bill of Rights
It just does not seem right that an Act of Parliament guaranteeing our rights as citizens should be rushed through Parliament. ...
23/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Oppressive?
And there was me thinking that the European Convention on Human Rights guaranteed freedom of expression.
23/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Presenteeism guilty of keeping dads at work
Only 20% of dads take shared parental leave as cultural pressure keeps them at the coal face
22/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Right to Rent Checks from 1 February 2016
The government has announced that the 'right to rent' check to be carried out by Landlords is coming into force on 1 February 2016. The...
22/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Briefing Paper on impact of Housing and Planning Bill
A parliamentary briefing paper has been published that discusses the proposals in this key housing bill. The quote summarises the main...
22/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Does technology mean we need a new definition of disability?
Love this story and the possibilities. However, it also begs the question whether the definition of disability set out in the Equality...
22/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Fascinating insights into the role of property in the UK economy
The Property Data Report by the Property Industry Alliance contains a wealth of information about the value of real estate in the UK...
22/10/15