Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Nature Recovery
17 April 2025
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16 April 2025
On Thursday 3rd April the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the “Act”), commonly referred to as “Martyn’s Law”, received Royal Assent. The Act is expected to be implemented within the next 24 months. The legislation was coined as Martyn’s Law in tribute to Martyn Hett – one of the victims of the Manchester Arena…
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31 March 2025
The issue of delays in registering legal title at the Land Registry continues to be a common issue across the commercial property sector. However, in early February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced that it was “opening up key property information, ensuring this data can be shared between trusted professionals…
Read more28 March 2025
On 11 March 2025, the Government introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill into Parliament with a promise to speed up planning decisions and ‘get Britain building’. Sharpe Pritchard’s Planning and Parliamentary team have been analysing the likely implications of the Bill in recent weeks. In the latest article of this series, we focus on Spatial…
Read more14 March 2025
The First Tier Tribunal (the tribunal) has handed down a judgment in the case of Grey GR Limited Partnership v Edgewater (Stevenage) Limited and others [2025] UKFTT concerning a Remediation Contribution Order (RCO), marking an important development in building safety legal proceedings. As part of the criteria for awarding an RCO, the tribunal must determine…
Read more13 March 2025
In property transactions, buyers typically submit pre-contract enquiries to gain essential information about the property or land prior to contract (e.g. to purchase or lease land or property). These enquiries cover various aspects, for example querying whether third parties have rights over the land in question. While sellers are not legally obliged under common law…
Read more12 March 2025
2025 will be a year of significant change for the social housing sector. Some changes are welcome: new funding for registered providers promised in the October budget by way of rent increase powers, and cash injections for new affordable homes offer a welcome boost at a time of financial pressure. Registered providers will also, however,…
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