4/30/2026 4:31:37 PM Upwards only rent reviews banned By Andrew Jenkinson Josh Hogan The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 was enacted on 29 April. As we have previously reported, the Act includes...
4/30/2026 2:52:08 PM Upwards Only Rent Review ban receives Royal Assent By Matthew Battensby The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026 and is now the English Devolution and...
4/30/2026 1:25:09 PM Take it or Leave it: Why Your Reinstatement Clause Needs to Provide for Both By Erin Brayshaw When a lease comes to an end, one of the most frequently negotiated issues is what fit-out works a tenant needs to remove and which can...
4/30/2026 6:49:09 AM The upward-only rent review ban may already be affecting lease negotiations — here’s why 17 March matters By Will Scott For many in the commercial property market, the proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews (UORRs) has felt like a ‘future problem’ -...
4/29/2026 11:37:07 AM Levy It Or Leave It: Are You Ready for the UK's New Building Safety Levy? By Jane Hughes A new mandatory tax on residential development in England, introduced by The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025, is coming...
4/29/2026 10:40:37 AM Hostility and Hospitality: Navigating the hidden limits of Force Majeure, Damage and Insurance provisions in Hotel Management Agreements By Andrew MacGeoch Sharonrose Tan The hotel industry has long been accustomed to navigating uncertainty. As the Middle East continues to be engulfed in conflict, pressing...
4/28/2026 11:01:37 PM Why Hospitality Operators Need to Rethink Their Insurance Portfolio in 2026 By Jessica Gopiao Running a hospitality business in 2026 means navigating risks that did not exist a decade ago: digital dependencies, experience-driven...
4/28/2026 5:23:23 PM ICYMI: April 16 - 29 By Chris Pardo Lots of updates for you to consider for your mobility programs. In this post, we tap into a variety of quality resources to help you...
4/27/2026 1:41:08 PM New housing: the management burden of public spaces By Claire Fallows Many local authorities are reluctant to take on the long-term management of public spaces within new housing estates. Some local...
4/27/2026 11:29:37 AM Macfarlanes advises L&G on £43m acquisition of purpose built student accommodation Stanley Studios By Andrew Hughes Liam McCafferty Macfarlanes has advised L&G’s Student Living Ltd fund on its acquisition of high quality purpose built student accommodation asset...
4/24/2026 3:04:39 PM Alles bedacht? – Inhalte des KRITIS-Dachgesetzes By Matthias Lang Tobias Büscher Zugausfälle wegen Sabotageakten an der Leittechnik, Anschläge auf Pipelines, Unterseekabel und Stromversorgung werden häufiger. Neben...
4/23/2026 2:02:37 PM UK: The Building Safety Act 2022 – What Hotel, Retail, Food & Beverage Businesses Need To Know By Jane Hughes Operators and owners of hotels, shops, restaurants, gyms, bars and cafés need to be aware of increased responsibilities, increased...
4/23/2026 1:26:57 PM More twists and turns for the ban on Upwards Only Rent Reviews By David Hawkins Amy Allen The proposed ban on upwards‑only rent review (UORR) provisions in commercial leases has taken a significant step forward following the...
4/23/2026 7:42:08 AM Umsetzung der Industrieemissionsrichtlinie – Was ändert sich für Industrieanlagen? By Matthias Lang Tobias Büscher Die Bundesregierung hat Entwürfe zur Änderung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetzes („BImSchG“) und der 4. BImSchV in das...
4/22/2026 10:35:07 AM Upcoming Ban on Upwards-Only Rent Reviews in Commercial Leases By Laura Williamson This is the first in a series of short articles examining aspects of the upcoming ban on upwards-only rent reviews ("UORRs") in...
4/22/2026 7:59:48 AM Not so confidential pre-apps By Bob Sadler A recent decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in Vassar v The Information Commissioner [2026] UKFTT 00361 (GRC) (Vassar) may have...