Reminder of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard deadline – 1 April 2020
From 1 April 2020, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards will apply to all residential properties let on “relevant tenancies”
Law Society updates TA6 form
The Law Society has published an updated Property Information Form (TA6) and explanatory notes, with changes to four areas, including Japanese knotweed and flood risk
New guidance on minimum energy efficiency standards for non-domestic property
In February, the government released new guidance on the operation of the regulations behind the minimum energy efficiency standards for non-domestic property, coming into force in April 2018. Warren Gordon outlines the key points of the guidance
Features and opinion
Feeling flushed?
Jennifer Woodruff considers the regulations around septic tanks that property practitioners should be aware of when advising clients
Energy efficiency
Catherine Banton looks at Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for non-domestic properties, including the key things that landlords need to do with all the changes on the horizon
Planning ahead
In the White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ 2020 the government proposed a raft of planning changes, most of which were scrapped. Anna Russell-Knee takes a look at the changes that are coming in its place
Power struggle
As more households and businesses are investing in solar technology, Robin Biela asks whether rights of light will ever be extended to solar panels
Climate duty of care?
With climate change threatening millions of UK properties, the debate about whether or not lawyers have a duty of care for clients has come increasingly under the microscope
