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Following lockdown everyone will want to work from home and businesses are going to need less office space, right? Maybe not.
How do...
Smaller physical offices - no more work drinks - the new normal?
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Automatic stay of possession hearings also applies to appeals
The Court of Appeal has today ruled that the automatic stay on possession hearings also applies to appeals against possession orders. It...
The rise (and fall) of turnover rent leases
Those of us with long memories back to a time when we all knew what made up a week, a month or even a quarter can remember a time when...
What does Adams v Carey mean for the Pensions sector?
Could the decision in Adams v Carey be good news for Pension Trustees and beneficiaries alike? It may not be as not unlikely as it...
The time is now...
Last week, Great Portland Estates launched a new "sustainability statement of intent", comprising four ESG pillars. One pillar is a...
Is your office commuter ready?
When the return to the office finally arrives, the need to maintain social distancing (and a nervousness around public transport) will...
London offices - The Good, the Bad and the Reality
I have just read the recently released Deloitte London Office Crane Survey, given all the noise currently emanating on the future of...
The Pandemic, Wellbeing and City Designs - should we have done more?
Myself, like many colleagues and friends I have spoken to "migrated" pre-lockdown out of London and have taken refuge in greener areas....
Offices: What Workers Want
With one eye on life after Lockdown, Bisnow recently carried out a survey to establish what employees want their future offices to look...
Success for retailers in ATM dispute - Cardtronics v Sykes
Yesterday the Supreme Court handed down its much awaited decision in Cardtronics UK Limited (and others) v Sykes and others (Valuation...
New restrictions on terminating supply contracts
Clients who are owed money under supply contracts may no longer be entitled to rely on clauses that provide for termination on an...
Succession: TV Show or Reality in Family Businesses
Lack of trust, lack of common purpose, control and avoidance of difficult conversations. Essentially the plot lines for the hugely...
Will it really be "business as usual" for hotels after lock-down?
As various countries in continental Europe start easing restrictions, we are beginning to get a clearer idea of the practical steps...
More government protection for tenants on the way - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2019-2021
Today the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2019-2021 had its first reading in Parliament.
As anticipated, the Bill introduces...
Student accommodation not needed academic year 2020/21? Social, economic and VAT costs
Hearts must have dropped at Cambridge University's announcement as parents realised that they are going to have their university age...
Residential Real Estate and Responsible Contracting amid Covid-19
As anticipated, the Government’s attention is now turning away from a sole focus on the health crisis to wider and more varied issues,...
The growth of datacentres as a thriving real estate investment class
The rapid adoption of home-working into our lives has given birth to a growing population of Zoom experts, seamlessly slipping between...
How will the lenders view Jes Staley's off the cuff remark on the future of corporate HQs?
It is safe to say that a long lease to a big corporate is a slam dunk at credit for great pricing and a march straight to completion. But...
Casual Dining casualties - landlord’s options
Yesterday, the Casual Dining Group announced that it is considering all insolvency options for its restaurants, which include Bella...
Is possession really nine-tenths of the law?
In what appear likely to be bitterly fought proceedings, the heir to the Bic pen fortune demands the return of millions of dollars of art...
PBSA- worth a £4.66bn punt?
On Friday (15 May), Goldman Sachs and the Wellcome Trust completed the sale of IQ to Blackstone, in the UK’s largest ever private real...
Tax break - WFH - good news
Working from home is a costly business - increased utility bills, stationery, more and more, and yet more, tea and biscuits. This...
Tax rises not ruled out - but hopefully not yet?
Being an optimist, I see this as a positive sound bite. Tax rises now for vulnerable businesses could be the final proverbial...
Mental Health Awareness Week- a chance to re-calibrate?
Mental Health Awareness Week is next week, 18-24th May. These are, of course, extraordinary times and maybe this has come at a good time....
Drone technology and 'socially-distanced' logistics
The first stage of responding to the coronavirus pandemic has been focussed on understanding the virus and how best to contain it, but as...
The sale-and-leaseback: all the rage in lock-down
As each day of lock-down passes, it seems more and more companies are joining the sale and leaseback “bandwagon”. Yesterday, React News...
Virtual Conferences: here to stay?
We are moving, by necessity, into the age of the virtual conference. The most recent announcement being the cancellation of the IBA...
Lenders believe in top hotels in new financing deal...
Now this really is something to write home about. That Citi have refinanced to the tune of £340m two of London's top hotels - the...
"Restarting the Housing Market"; updated Government guidance on moving home during the pandemic
The property industry is daring to breathe a (small) sigh of relief as updated Government advice on moving home during the ongoing...
Let's reward our key workers and tackle issues within the property sector at the same time
The weekly clap for key workers and the street parties for VE Day certainly indicate that a sense of community spirit is returning to...
Jenrick says relax - don't enforce it
MHCLG has today issued further planning guidance to try and help mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the development industry. The...
HMCTS weekly updates on court system
HMCTS ceased providing daily operational updates on the court system on 24 April 2020. Some links, however, misleadingly direct...
Tax rises on the horizon?
The current bail-out measures will have to be paid for eventually by us all as taxpayers. There are many questions: when, by whom and...
Revival of the Housing Market?
With the announcement today that we are now allowed to move home it remains to be seen whether this is the beginning of the long awaited...
Its all about the tenants (of course!) in getting better lending terms.
Interesting to read that one expert believes that on average they forecast fall in values of 6 percent for prime offices, 5 percent for...
June rental payments will be the real test of the ability to pay interest to lenders.
Whilst many borrowers were able to scrape over the line with the March rents to pay their quarterly interest to the lenders, the same may...
Lessons of 2008 - real estate will bounce back
I am an optimist. As someone involved in the real estate sector I act for clients who by their nature are optimistic - why develop...
Productivity at home
A rather more positive story by Personnel Today about employees remaining productive during the lock-down. With updated government...
Responsible and fair behaviour - Government guidance on contracts during the pandemic
On 7 May 2020, the Cabinet Office produced a note offering guidance to parties to a contract during the current pandemic.
It is...
Could Covid-19 have a positive impact on gender equality and maintenance orders?
Really good to catch up yesterday with Mary Waring -https://wealth-for-women.co.uk/ - an IFA with whom we frequently work in the Forsters...
Testing Times Ahead?
With the government now actively encouraging people to go into work where it is safe to do so, businesses will need to consider how to...
Enfranchisement Reform and its impact on the market
The Law Commission has been hard at work in the area of leasehold reform and, in particular, enfranchisement. In January the...
What will my workplace look like after lockdown?
Businesses around the world will be asking themselves the question, what measures will we need to ensure our employees are safe? Is it...
Will the lifting of lockdown provide a lift for businesses?
Many of us will be watching Sunday's daily briefing, eager to see what the anticipated easing of the current lockdown looks like. Some...
Leasehold alterations request - do we now have Supreme (Court) clarity?
Today the Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated decision in Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd.
Whilst ultimately the landlord...
How the pandemic will drive litigation
This article neatly sums up the competing forces that will affect commercial litigation in the coming months. For some clients, the...
Webinar: Occupier Engagement: Nice-to-have or Necessity? - 5 takeaways
On Tuesday 5 May 2020 I joined Bisnow's webinar Occupier Engagement: Nice-to-have or Necessity?which brought together speakers from...
Is COVID-19 the catalyst needed to kickstart greater gender equality in the construction industry?
The focus in the construction industry over the past few weeks has understandably been about getting projects back on site safely.
Now the...
Its about us and our buildings from now on
I love the quote in this article from the Harvard Business Review about employees interviewing us and our buildings. It's a thought...
Georgia retail and restaurant blues
As the quote states Georgia has been one of the first US states to relax its economic lockdown rules. It appears that for many restaurant...
Recovery for the PE industry?
Is the PE industry in shape to weather the storm we find ourselves in? There is clearly a decline in activity but is this...
Reopening the doors of galleries and museums
Galleries and small museums could be reopened during the first stage of France's easing of lockdown, although the public will still need...
The planning system, Covid-19 and the "democratic deficit"
One of the supposed strengths of the UK planning system is the involvement of local politicians - elected councillors - to ensure that...
NRSDLT - is there light at the end of the tunnel?
The Government said they'd publish over the Spring/Summer their policy documents taking account of the impact of Covid19. One of...
The trade unions are not happy
The draft government guidance to get the nation working again has been criticized by trade union leaders. In particular, they seem...
Silent hypoxia - another trap when considering capacity during Covid-19
All of us who work in the private client sphere have been considering the issues which might arise when making Wills or LPA’s in the...
Are there green shoots maybe for new debt in the real estate market?
It put a spring in my step to read in Property Week that some lenders are indeed progressing new finance deals albeit with lower LTVs,...
The new way of working ....
Employers are eagerly awaiting the prime minister to reveal his “roadmap” out of the lockdown, which we expect on Sunday. In the...
Lessons to be learned from China
As China returns to work from lockdown ahead of us, it will be interesting to see what measures it takes and assess whether those...
Forsters DR team goes remote
We have now conducted our first remote hearing, using Skype for Business. The Judge and the other party both joined remotely....
Mass redundancies during the pandemic
It's becoming a sad reality: another day and another large organisation announcing potential large scale redundancies.
In these...
A new type of furlough
Many employers with employees on furlough leave will be starting to think about the future and what will happen at the end of June when...
Is the logistics sector immune to Covid-19?
In the current pandemic, we have all benefited from the UK's logistics sector.
The sector has kept our cupboards stocked with food...
Community building and being visible during lockdown (and beyond!)
In an industry that has been traditionally slow to embrace technology and digital change, It has never been more important for lawyers...
COVID-19 and construction: RICS publishes Conflict Avoidance Pledge
Following the positivie news that building contractors are reopening their sites, developers and contractors are bound to return...
Should offshore companies be banned from using furlough?
Furlough is first and foremost about protecting jobs and ensuring that hard working employees are not made redundant during the current...
Welcome news from Land Registry will simplify completions
One of the biggest practical issues we have been grappling with during lockdown has been getting documents circulated and signed for...
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