Search results for 'construction'
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
Irwin Mitchell
A red mist descends on the Housing horizon.
It was pointed out in a recent Linkedin exchange that the first Minister to concede that we are in a full blown housing crisis was Nick...
06/09/19
Elizabeth Thomson
Court of Appeal does not sit on the fence when it comes to easements....
Real estate expert, Ryan Smale, examines a recent case concerning a possible fencing easement. Introduction In Churston Golf Club Ltd v...
14/05/19
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
Joanne Moseley
European court tells employers to properly measure the length of time their staff are working
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today handed down an important judgment about working time in the case of CCOO v...
14/05/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and cross-border business operations
Amongst the UK Government's myriad "no deal" technical notices is the one dated 12 October 2018 and entitled : "Structuring your business...
12/02/19
Nicola Gooch
From Planning Minister to Prime Minister? Some Manifesto Suggestions for Kit Malthouse
The revolving door at MHCLG* looks set to keep right on spinning, as not just one, but three, former Planning Ministers have thrown their...
03/06/19
Joanne Moseley
Immigration: White Paper sets out post-Brexit rules for employing migrants
The long overdue White Paper on immigration has been published today. As expected, the government intends to end the free movement of EU...
19/12/18
Nicola Gooch
The Last Autumn Statement.... but no Housing White Paper
Philip Hammond has just delivered the Autumn Statement and wiser heads than mine will be analysing its contents as I type. Although the...
23/11/16
Nicola Gooch
The Pain of Prior Approval: How user-friendly will the proposed extension to permitted development rights actually be?
Back in 2015, the Government raised the prospect of creating a new permitted development right, allowing commercial buildings to be...
13/11/18
Nicola Gooch
Obtain Planning Permission, You Must: Teignbridge Council faces a galactic planning en-force-ment issue
Teignbridge Council has found itself in the unusual position of having to fend off what appears, at first glance, to be an imperial...
27/11/18
Joanne Moseley
Apprentice winner claims 85% of interviewers admit to asking "off limits" questions
According to research undertaken by Ricky Martin's* recruitment firm, HRS, over three-quarters (77%) of interviewers surveyed said they...
13/09/18
Joanne Moseley
When should you involve occupational health?
The decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy reminds organisations that if they don't refer...
31/01/19
Elizabeth Thomson
A retailer's guide to leases
In a series of 3 articles which first appeared in Estates Gazette, Guy Whitehead takes a closer look at leases from the perspective of a...
25/07/19
Irwin Mitchell
Country Living ain't easy - the Lords have their say...
Over the weekend the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy has called on the Government to develop a rural strategy and...
30/04/19
Irwin Mitchell
Snow limit to the perks on offer...
Whilst waiting for the housing white paper it is always worth observing what perks the luxury developers are offering at their prime...
11/01/17
Nicola Gooch
Ministers pave the way for the Housing White Paper by pre-announcing its content
As a wise man* once said there appears to be a pattern associated with major government policy announcements. First there is a week or...
06/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
Give small builders a leg up...
...is not just some bad health and safety advice, it is the call from a cross party group of MPs who have released a report today with...
09/04/18
Irwin Mitchell
Another view on "Land Banking"
Quite rightly, the Housebuilding industry has been relieved and justified in the way that the interim Letwin report published last week...
26/06/18
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
Nicola Gooch
Affordable Housing: The only winner in the spending review?
Hidden amongst all of the doom and gloom of the spending review, which is due to set out billions of pounds of cuts in spending, is a...
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Joanne Moseley
FAQs about redundancy
We answer some of the trickier questions about redundancies that don’t involve collective consultation. Q1: We are going to have to make...
28/02/19
Nicola Gooch
Chancellor unveils four point plan to 'get Britain building'
The government has formally announced its 'four point plan' to encourage development in the UK. Key measures include: The further...
06/10/15
Nicola Gooch
Monday Morning News Flash: MHCLG Announce extended Agricultural to Residential PD Rights to come into effect on 6 April
Hot on the heels of last week's onslaught of planning consultations, Dominic Raab, our newest Housing Minister, has just announced that...
12/03/18
Nicola Gooch
The road to permitted development is paved with good intentions... High Court tells Hounslow that what they meant to do, matters a whole lot less than what they actually did
Last week, the Administrative Court had the thankless task of informing the London Borough of Hounslow that an Article 4 Direction, which...
08/11/18
Nicola Gooch
Communities Secretary: Housing is Number One Priority
It appears, from today's coverage in Planning Resource , that Sajid Javid's speech at the conservative party conference was very...
03/10/16
Joanne Moseley
Top employment cases that will shape 2018/19
We have identified the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. These...
09/10/18
Nicola Gooch
In the first week of Advent, DCLG gave to me....
This the first of four posts based on a popular Christmas song, each of which will contain a quick recap of the week's news from DCLG. In...
02/12/16
Nicola Gooch
The Community Infrastructure Levy: funds raised does not equal infrastructure delivered
It has been a busy old week in the world of planning. The Repeal Bill has been published, albeit under a new name; St Albans lost its...
14/07/17
Nicola Gooch
Supportive of Tunbridge Wells: A local view of the ABC Cinema Site and its lack of Affordable Housing.
Those of you who have a Planning Resource subscription may have noticed an article, published yesterday, which commented on a mixed use...
26/10/17