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FCA updates guidance for social housing landlords who help their tenants to find financing...

Where social housing landlords refer their tenants to low costs credit providers such as credit unions and community development finance institutions (“CDFIs”) or providers on goods on hire, they may find themselves carrying on the regulated activity of credit broking and falling within the scope of financial regulation that may require authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”).

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Ashfords LLP advise Maidstone Borough Council on significant £18.7m acquisition

Law firm Ashfords LLP has advised Maidstone Borough Council in the acquisition of the long leasehold interest in Lockmeadow Leisure Park, Maidstone for circa £18.7m

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Ashfords' In-House Legal Bulletin - December 2019

December 2019

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UK general election 2019: what the planning and development sector needs to know

House building, national infrastructure and the environment are all at the front line of the Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats 2019 UK general election manifestos. Here, we highlight these and other main points of interest for the Planning sector to consider.

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Spot the Difference: Housing and the Party Manifestos 2019

In amongst the headline-grabbing battlegrounds of Brexit, the NHS and climate change, all of the main political parties have set out their stalls with regard to housing.

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Court finds automatic email footer equates to a “signature”

For many years, property professionals have been able to conduct their negotiations without much fear of inadvertently creating a binding contract, thanks to section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989.

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Supreme Court reinforces the principle that planning permissions cannot be bought or sold

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of R (on the application of Wright) (Respondent) v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd and Forest of Dean District Council (Appellants) [2019] UKSC 53.

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UK government consults again on removing electricity storage from NSIP regime

In January 2019 the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) held a consultation on the treatment of electricity storage within the planning system.

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The government’s commitment to building safety reform

If the government is to follow through on the key recommendations arising from this year’s building safety consultation, the following changes will be implemented:

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The Court of Appeal considers CIL Regulations for the first time.

For the first time, the Court of Appeal has handed down Judgment on the interpretation of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010.

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