Tags matching 'real estate'
Nicola Gooch
Jigsaw Puzzle Politics: The case for a more holistic approach to planning
I have spent a lot of time over the last week pondering why there are so many - completely disjointed - statutory regimes which overlay...
08/04/22
Elizabeth Thomson
Post Pandemic Business on the Move
Tim Rayner is Joint Head of Real Estate Disputes at Irwin Mitchell and Co Heads the Office Occupier Group The announcement by Currys last...
07/04/22
Nicola Gooch
A week is a long time in planning.... so here is a quick(ish) round up of events
The somewhat anti-climactic Spring Statement has been followed by a week so packed full of planning news that I couldn't decide what to...
31/03/22
Jill Crawford
The Spring Statement - what’s in it for the environment
The two main announcements from the Spring Budget of 2022 today for the environment were a 5p cut in fuel duty and the cut to zero in the...
23/03/22
Nicola Gooch
The Spring Statement and the Housing Affordability Crisis
The Chancellor has just left the podium, having delivered yet another set of fiscal measures in what remain unprecedented times. The...
23/03/22
Jill Crawford
The OEP's draft strategy and enforcement policy - views so far
On 25th January 2022 the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) opened its consultation seeking views on its draft Strategy and draft...
23/03/22
Jill Crawford
Do the Government's environment targets for protecting nature go far enough?
Earlier this week (16 March) the UK government published its much anticipated consultation documents for environmental targets and the...
17/03/22
Elizabeth Thomson
Tips and traps for site visits
Paul Henson is a Partner and Louise Ash a Trainee Solicitor in the Real Estate Disputes Department at Irwin Mitchell The Court of Appeal...
09/03/22
Claire Petricca-Riding
No more Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in environmental impact assessments?
By Stefano D’Ambrosio from Irwin Mitchell's Planning and Environment team In R (on the application of Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald...
08/03/22
Claire Petricca-Riding
Celebration of inspirational women
Happy IWD 2022! As many of you know today marks the day that we celebrate women's achievements, using this day to amplify these and...
08/03/22
Nicola Gooch
Rolling up her sleeves: The decisions of The Hon Mrs Justice Patterson DBE
This Tuesday is International Women's Day. Rather than write about planning news this week,* in the spirit of the holiday, I decided to...
07/03/22
Nicola Gooch
Bonfire of the Vanities: Gove reportedly puts Planning Bill on the scrap heap.
Over the weekend, the Telegraph published an article stating that the much anticipated Planning Bill, which was supposed to reinvigorate...
01/03/22
David Shirt
Foreign direct investment - where is Europe’s most attractive city for real estate investment?
By Bryan Bletso, Head of International at Irwin Mitchell Back in November we pointed out that the UK has always been a popular...
28/02/22
Nicola Gooch
Fail to Plan: Why are Local Plans so difficult to adopt?
Pessimism does not come naturally to me, but even I would have to admit that the last few months have not been... great... for strategic...
17/02/22
Elizabeth Thomson
Overseas investors in real estate - the issues you need to know about now
Investors are always looking for new investment opportunities and real estate has traditionally produced high yields. Now that the worst...
17/02/22
Jill Crawford
Mixed reactions to decision to delay Manchester Clean Air Zone
By Elizabeth Mutter from Irwin Mitchell's Planning and Environment team In 2015, the Supreme Court ordered the government to come up with...
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Elizabeth Thomson
The climate change challenge for universities and further education colleges
Victoria Rounding, an associate in our property team, considers the climate change challenge for higher and further education...
16/02/22
Nicola Gooch
Another Suitcase in Another Hall: Stuart Andrew becomes our 11th Housing Minister since 2010.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister conducted yet another mini-reshuffle. The primary aim appears to be shoring up his whipping operation,* but...
09/02/22
Tracy Lovejoy
Getting tough on planning breaches
Among the anticipation, announcement and analysis of the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper on 2 February, an article on planning...
07/02/22
Nicola Gooch
The Levelling Up White Paper: Regeneration, Devolution & Planning Reform...
After what has felt like an interminably long wait... the Levelling Up White Paper has landed. At over 300 pages, excluding the...
02/02/22
Elizabeth Thomson
Ignore the lease at your peril
Paul Henson reflects on the implications of a recent professional negligence claim brought by a developer client against its solicitors....
01/02/22
Jill Crawford
Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate Related Financial Disclosure) Regulations
On 6 April 2022, the Companies Act will be amended by statutory instrument to include new sections incorporating the Companies (Strategic...
31/01/22
Nicola Gooch
Diddly Squat: Clarkson and the challenges of Farm Diversification
The last seven days have been pretty momentous for the world of planning. We have seen the release of the latest Housing Delivery Test...
18/01/22
Nicola Gooch
New Year, New Consultation: DEFRA launches consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations
With the New Year comes a new consultation to get our teeth stuck into;* and my goodness is there a LOT to chew over. This morning,...
11/01/22
Nicola Gooch
'Twas the week before Christmas.... a festive planning round up
'Twas the week before Christmas, and I don't mean to grouse but nothing was quiet, not even the mouse*; New PD rights were confirmed by...
23/12/21
Vanessa Horn
A question of national security for Real Estate
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA 2021) comes into effect on 4 January 2022. A new statutory regime Once in force, the...
17/12/21
Nicola Gooch
We need to talk about Local Government: the levelling-up agenda, and the planning system, depends on it
On Tuesday, Samuel Stafford - creator of the much loved 50 Shades of Planning blog and podcast - wrote a post that encapsulated all that...
16/12/21
Nicola Gooch
Will the Force be with First Homes?
It is now December 2021. For good or for ill, we are now only days away from the end of the transitional arrangements for First Homes,...
08/12/21
Nicola Gooch
"Every decision about care is also a decision about housing": What the Social Care White Paper means for Retirement Housing
Yesterday, the Government finally released the long awaited Social Care White Paper, under the snappy title "People at the Heart of Care:...
02/12/21
Nicola Gooch
Square pegs and round holes: Why is the planning system such a problem for retirement housing?
On Wednesday, I attended the LDE Care Homes and Retirement Living Conference in London*. One of the more common themes that kept...
26/11/21