3/30/2026 4:15:37 PM From stranded asset to Five-Star returns: the legal reality of hotel conversions in the UK By Kirsty Childs Across the UK, investors are holding underperforming office and retail assets, and the smartest are turning to hospitality as the answer....
3/26/2026 3:59:09 PM Real opportunities: how private capital can access real estate By Laura Bretherton Sarah Shucksmith Andrew Hughes Katherine Hensby Rebecca Delaney +2 more... Show less Real opportunities: how private capital can access commercial real estate Over recent years the European commercial real estate (CRE)...
3/25/2026 3:45:07 PM Co-living: opportunity within complex regulatory landscape By Tania Barnes Maria Cannatella-Barcroft Co-living is attracting increasing attention from institutional and private capital, yet remains one of the more complex segments of the...
3/25/2026 2:21:37 PM Death of the retention? By Angus Dawson The Government has announced plans for the most ambitious legislation in over 25 years to tackle late payment, including the abolition of...
3/17/2026 1:36:06 PM Single-family housing: momentum builds in the UK living sector By Tania Barnes Harry Pledger Institutional investors and private capital are turning to single-family housing as a scalable route into UK residential investment. This...
2/19/2026 2:03:37 PM Investing in battery energy storage systems (BESS): opportunities and challenges for grid-scale projects By Andrew Hughes Tim Redman Nigel Price Katherine Hensby Rachel Richardson +2 more... Show less With escalating power demands from AI, data centres and high demand technologies, along with challenges surrounding electrification of...
12/18/2025 2:43:37 PM Hotels: business rates changes in England - what commercial investors need to know By Victoria Hills Rebecca Delaney The Budget 2025 confirms a permanent reduction in business rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties from April...
11/6/2025 11:57:07 AM Building and investing in new data centres: developing legal trends By Andrew Hughes Nigel Price The data centre sector is experiencing rapid growth, augmented by burgeoning demand from generative AI and other areas of the digital...
10/29/2025 1:55:07 PM Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – Royal Assent received, but timescale and regulatory details awaited By Tania Barnes Rebecca Delaney The Renters' Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. The new Renters' Rights Act 2025 (RRA) has been hailed by Government...
9/22/2025 9:37:38 AM Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd: how much does this illuminate rights of light for developers and investors? By Eloise Illingworth Rebecca Delaney Tamer Tayyareci The High Court decision in the case of Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd; Powell and another v Ludgate House Ltd [2025] EWHC 1724 (Ch) contains...
7/23/2025 2:51:39 PM CLC guidance on Gateway 2 applications By Angus Dawson Hot on the heels from Dame Judith Hackitt’s appearance before the House of Lords Select Committee in its inquiry into the Building Safety...
7/2/2025 1:26:40 PM Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF): growing the UK domestic production industry By Andrew Hughes Tim Redman Nigel Price Rachel Richardson +1 more... Show less The emergence of SAF was described in a recent speech by the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer as a “game changer”. It is anticipated...
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...
3/3/2025 3:36:07 PM Hotel financing: key considerations for lenders in a resurging market By Victoria Hills Laura Bridgewater In Q3 2024, market participants surveyed by CREFC expressed a positive outlook for the UK real estate market in 2025 with the prevailing...
2/25/2025 2:00:37 PM 1, 2, 3 reasons for landlords to be cautious when negotiating forfeiture provisions By Simon Beale Clare Breeze Jat Bains Of particular interest to commercial landlords, the recent decision of the court in SBP 2 SARL v 2 Southbank Tenant Ltd [2025] EWHC 16...
1/14/2025 2:52:07 PM Legal changes in 2025 - what should developers be aware of? By Clare Breeze Nick Barnes Rebecca Delaney Marica Groundes-Peace +1 more... Show less We have outlined some of the key changes that developers should be aware of this year from a legal standpoint. Our flyer is available for...