Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click the image below to read the full issue. Welcome to the first Quarterly In Advance of 2024! I
More about Quarterly in advance – Winter 2024Partner Ann Stanyer discussed elder financial abuse today on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme. Listen to the programme from 39:10 to hear Ann and learn what steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones. Click
More about Ann Stanyer on you and yours BBC radio – Million dollar loverGolden Brick is a mechanism which allows a developer of a new build residential property to sell a partly-constructed building and for the sale to be treated as a zero-rated supply. This will be beneficial to both the developer (where
More about A walk down the golden brick road – VAT, golden brick and modern methods of constructionThe Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“LURA”) is an act with a broad scope. One of the facets of LURA is the new ability for the government to create additional ways of requiring anyone to provide information about interests and
More about Big Brother could soon be watching you… even more closelyBiodiversity net gain (“BNG”) refers to the objective to contribute to the recovery of nature and improve biodiversity post-development. From January 2024 (or April 2024 in respect of small sites), developers applying for planning permission in England will be required
More about Buy one, get one tree – Biodiversity net gain in development transactionsAdministration is a procedure under insolvency legislation to provide a company, limited liability partnership or partnership with some breathing space to allow a more advantageous realisation of assets to be put in place. These assets could be interests in property
More about Buying property from administrators – Distressed asset salesThe Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“LURA”) contains powers to “transform our town centres by giving councils the powers to work directly with landlords to bring empty buildings back into use by local businesses and community groups, breathing life back
More about Currently vacant high street property? Watch out for compulsory rental auctionsIn the recent case Lendlease v Aecom the Court had to consider and answer the following questions in relation to a consultancy appointment – it should be a lesson to all dealing with development documents: If an appointment/contract includes a
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