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Quarterly in advance Summer 2018 – How to plan for a refund

Refunds of planning application fees. Tips to ensure you remain eligible As a consumer, you have the right to a refund if a service that you buy is not delivered… Read more →

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Quarterly in advance Summer 2018 – The power of permitted development rights

The power of permitted development rights Law of unintended consequences: Planning, enfranchisement and leases Every once in a while changes to legislation result in unintentional consequences which no one anticipated. … Read more →

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“What can we learn from national statistics on planning?” – Jay Das writes for Building Magazine

We’re told that nearly all of planning permissions in the City of London are approved – a 99% success rate, but how useful, or relevant, are these statistics? “I only… Read more →

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“Is London’s green belt under threat?” – Jay Das gives her opinion for Planning in London

Partner in our Planning & Environmental Team, Jay Das, has had her opinion on London’s Green Belt published by Planning in London. In the opinion piece, Jay writes that “It… Read more →

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Quarterly In Advance – Spring 2018

Quarterly in advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Contents: Dear Claire – Claire answers a developer’s question regarding… Read more →

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Green Belt, threats and opportunities

“In this crowded island we must not build without given careful thought to where we build…that big towns are restrained from sprawling haphazardly into the countryside…” These were some of… Read more →

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Jay Das, Planning Partner, quoted in Planning Resource in reaction to the Autumn Budget 2017

Jay Das, Partner in our Planning Team, has been quoted in Planning Resource. The article, which focuses on the Chancellor’s decision to remove Stamp Duty for first-time buyers, speculates on… Read more →

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Downing Street summit hears May’s pledge to boost housebuilding

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to take ‘personal ownership’ of the drive to speed up housing development and urged sector leaders to play their part at a Downing Street… Read more →

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Making London Affordable

Hot on the heels of issuing new planning policy guidance for affordable housing in London the Mayor refused a revised application on 5 September relating to the New Scotland Yard… Read more →

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Brexit: solving the housing crisis?

The latest government proposals for housing and planning are easier said than done. Courtesy of Boris Johnson, we now know that Brexit will solve all our problems, including even the… Read more →

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Flash update – Tenants cannot assign to their guarantors

The High Court has held that a tenant cannot assign its lease to its own guarantor. This follows from the terms of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995. In… Read more →