3/13/2025 9:56:41 AM Beaver re-introduction By Kevin Kennedy There is a lot going on in the rural world this week. SFI, CPO valuations, APR (still). But to start with, one of the higher-profile...
3/13/2025 8:52:39 AM RICS publishes draft standard for professional use of AI By Tom Whittaker The Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published a draft standard for professional use of AI. It is open for feedback...
3/12/2025 11:15:55 AM What is Creating the Huge Garbage Patches in the Oceans? By Jeffrey Nix Five (5) major oceans , the Pacific, Atlantic, Artic, Indian and Southern oceans, cover 72% of the earth's surface. Included within...
3/12/2025 9:55:07 AM Assessing and Prioritizing Risks under the German Due Diligence in Supply Chains Act – New Guidance Issued By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott The German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (known as BAFA) has published a new FAQ on performing risk analyses and...
3/11/2025 5:49:54 PM The Planning & Infrastructure Bill: An Overview By Nicola Gooch It is finally here. The Labour Government's flagship planning bill has arrived in parliament. The PIB has taken flight, and I have...
3/11/2025 12:34:54 PM Reforming Planning Committees: A New Era of Delegation By Sophie Barber The Planning Reform Working Paper (the "Paper"), published in early December 2024, explores reforms to planning committees with a...
3/11/2025 9:54:12 AM Macfarlanes advises Legal & General on acquisition and forward funding of build-to-rent site in Manchester in joint venture with Nest and PGGM By Tania Barnes Sindhuja Shriananda Joseph Mukozho Louisa Hudson +1 more... Show less Macfarlanes has advised long-standing client Legal & General on its acquisition and forward funding of a build-to-rent site in Manchester...
3/8/2025 8:21:07 AM Service Stations in the Grey Belt, Local Plan SoS and other news... By Nicola Gooch Rumour has it that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is likely to make its parliamentary debut next week. Whilst we all wait for the PIB...
3/7/2025 9:47:06 AM In Case You Missed It: February 2025 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Compliance Thought Leadership By Michael Littenberg Every month, our attorneys put out articles, alerts, white papers, blog posts and podcasts on a wide range of ESG, CSR and business and...
3/6/2025 3:08:49 PM Global minimum tax and Spanish rental property businesses By David Vilches Law 7/2024 of 20 December 2024, which establishes a top-up tax to ensure a global minimum level of 15% tax for multinational enterprise...
3/5/2025 10:55:19 PM Uniti AI raises $4m in Seed funding By Cristobal de Atucha New York based maker of AI agents for the commercial real estate industry raised $4m in Seed funding led by Prudence.
3/5/2025 4:13:07 PM Andrew Parker on the feasibility of Government's Grenfell Debarment Plans in Construction News By Andrew Parker Last week, Angela Rayner announced plans for the Government to utilise the Procurement Act to debar seven firms associated with the...
3/5/2025 3:52:37 PM Commonhold: the revival? By Dan Marriott Rebecca Delaney The Government’s manifesto included a clear commitment to reinvigorate commonhold and instil it as the default tenure. The announcement...
3/5/2025 10:36:06 AM The Path to Commonhold is Set in Stone by the Government: What do landlords and developers need to know about the Government’s White Paper on Commonhold? By Laura Bushaway Lauren Fraser On 3 March 2025, the Government published its Commonhold White Paper: The proposed new commonhold model for homeownership in England and...
3/5/2025 10:34:39 AM Planning essentials case update: do I need planning permission to work from home? By Sadie Pitman Planning permission is required for a “material change of use” pursuant to section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. However,...
3/4/2025 12:47:50 PM Leasehold Reform – small steps now, huge steps in the future By Emma Hardman On 3 March 2025, changes in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LFRA 2024) intended to enable leaseholders to more easily...