Comment
The heat is on
Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, considers the impact on property solicitors of the recent Law Society Practice Note on Climate Change
Features
Enterprise, everywhere
Harriet Revington and Claire Hawley consider the impact of the spring budget on real estate tax measures and the property sector
Upfront information
Sarah Dwight outlines pending changes to property information form TA6
Rental auctions
Warren Gordon outlines the government’s proposals for mandatory high street rental auctions in England
Pastures new
Julie and Fred Butler outline the recent changes to agricultural law that impact on practitioners dealing with rural property matters
Redefining service charges
Matthew Bonye and Shanna Davison consider the impact of the Building Safety Act on the operation and recovery of service charges in occupied residential buildings
The route to net zero
Victoria Duxbury and Alisha Mae-Aplin outline the minimum energy efficiency standards in relation to residential properties
Registry’s big plans
HM Land Registry has launched a new specialist support hub for large-scale and complex Land Registry applications. Julie Blunsom explains how it works.
The future of leasehold
Katie Cohen considers the possible direction and future of leasehold in an ever-changing and uncertain climate for reform
In dispute
Jenny Doran considers the impact of a recent Supreme Court case on a service charge dispute over a commercial lease
Telecoms powers
Jonathan Cope provides an overview of updates to the Telecommunications Code and outlines how these will affect the provision of advice to landowner and operator clients