Global | Publication | October 2018
A round-up of some key legal developments in England and Wales for the real estate sector.
In this edition we take a look at a looming clamp-down on leasehold houses and ground rents; a standardised wayleave agreement; planning pre-commencement conditions; and dos and don’ts when recovering unpaid rent.
The government announced in December 2017 that it wants to tackle what it considers to be unfair practices in the residential leasehold market.
October 2018
Since the abolition of distress in 2014, landlords who want to recover rent arrears by taking control of the tenant’s goods and selling them must do so through a...
October 2018
The euphoria of securing a planning permission can be dampened by the realisation that work cannot begin until a raft of pre-commencement planning conditions have...
October 2018
The City of London Corporation has published a standardised wayleave agreement as part of a digital infrastructure toolkit.
October 2018
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The Court of Appeal has overturned a 2023 High Court decision in Manolete v White [2024], ruling that courts cannot issue injunctions requiring members to draw down their occupational pensions to make them available to judgment creditors.
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The Chancellor presented her maiden Budget on October 30, 2024.
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On October 29, 2024, the PPF published a response to its March 2024 consultation, confirming that it would proceed with its proposal to give actuaries the option of using a bespoke discount rate assumption in s. 143 valuations of smaller pension schemes.
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