09 Apr, 2024 CENTRAL LONDON PLANNING POLICY UPDATE Q1 2024 By James Huish Eleanor Mazzon Here is our quarterly update on planning policy news, recent/emerging consultations or changes within the Central London boroughs, and...
14 Mar, 2024 2024 BUDGET: RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT IMPACTS, SOUTH EAST GROWTH AND PLANNING REFORM By Jon Neale Last week’s Spring Statement comes months before the next election, and it’s clear that the Government is pinning its chances not on its...
15 Feb, 2024 AMENDED CLASS MA - COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (2024) By James Huish Sam Stackhouse The Government has confirmed its amendments to the General Permitted Development Order (“GPDO”) to open up new opportunities for the use...
06 Feb, 2024 PODCAST: CULTURE - THE CRUCIAL KEY TO OFFICE COMEBACK By Rob Bower Hosted by Lawyer's Coach, our Managing Partner, Rob Bower, talks to Claire Rason about why he believes the key to encouraging individuals...
23 Nov, 2023 ESG SUMMIT PODCAST: HAS CARBON KILLED DEVELOPMENT By Simon Rogers Has carbon killed development? I recently had the opportunity to join a panel discussion at the ESG Summit, which brought together the...
23 Nov, 2023 AUTUMN STATEMENT: BUSINESS RATES SET TO INCREASE FROM APRIL 2024 By Josh Myerson Chris Morrow In his Autumn Statement of 22nd November, the Chancellor announced 110 measures for economic growth whilst delivering on aims to reduce...
21 Nov, 2023 RETROFIT-FIRST: FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CITY OF LONDON'S NEW DRAFT CITY PLAN 2040 By Tom Pemberton The City of London Corporation ("the Corporation") has been working behind the scenes to prepare a new Local Plan, known as the 'City...
30 Oct, 2023 SUMMARISING THE NEW NON-DOMESTIC RATING ACT 2023 By Richard Wackett Ratepayers (including both owners and occupiers) should be aware of new legislation as it will affect both liabilities and the ‘red-tape’...
26 Oct, 2023 NAVIGATING THE TRANSFORMING UK OFFICE MARKET: SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS & OFFICE REPOSITIONING By Harry Charman Josh Boreham The UK office market faces a number of challenges around the current and upcoming statutory sustainability requirements as well as...
25 Oct, 2023 WHAT MIGHT YOU PAY NEXT YEAR IN BUSINESS RATES? By Josh Myerson This week, the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure was announced, holding steady at 6.7%. But what might you, as a business owner...
20 Oct, 2022 WHY TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION NEEDS MORE AFFORDABLE WORKSPACES By Matthew Hayes Post-covid, offices and workspaces are high on the agenda in our town centres, offering the amenity, community, diverse facilities and...
30 Sep, 2022 MODIFIED ARTICLE 4 DIRECTIONS: SUMMARY OF LONDON CHANGES FOR COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL PD RIGHTS By James Huish In late July, a number of new opportunities opened up in Central London to utilise the Permitted Development (PD) rights to convert...