Spelthorne BC and WeWork deal shines spotlight on risks of Local Authority empire building
WeWork and Spelthorne Borough Council have attracted more column inches than most in the real estate sector over the last few years, with...
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DAC6 - deferral to January 2021
Whilst the European Commission decided on Friday 8 May 2020 to defer the DAC6 filing deadlines, and the Council of the European Union...
Restoration beyond recognition
After a valuable copy of Murillo's Immaculate Conception joined the list of paintings left disfigured after having undergone restoration...
German lessons on VAT?
Will Rishi Sunak follow the example of the German government, which has announced that the German VAT rate will be reduced temporarily...
Employment Tribunals in chaos?
Covid-19 is taking its toll on the Tribunal system too. Pre-pandemic claim numbers were increasing (due to the abolishment of...
Hub and Spoke: office solution
The issue of how to get workers, reliant on mass transit, back into city workplaces is yet to be resolved. Could suburban offices be part...
Rebuilding Retail - The Long Way
We've seen retail destinations start to open up around the world and some relatively encouraging figures around customer footfall albeit...
Time is up - VAT payment deferral
HMRC has confirmed that the VAT payment deferral period ends on 30 June 2020. Practical steps that businesses should consider...
Taxing the wealthy without deterring investment – would a flat rate be the solution?
A report by Warwick University and the London School of Economics looking at tax rates paid by the wealthy, and discussed in the article...
Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink
With the return to the office now underway, facilities managers should turn their attention to their water systems. Many will have...
Major players in the UK art market take on the insurance sector
In circumstances where several businesses' post-pandemic survival is hanging in the balance, a group of over 50 claimants (including...
WFA: work from anywhere
Currently, working from home means just that - working in our actual homes. But at its heart, working from home simply means working...
The Turnover Revolution keeps turning...
It started with a few rumblings but now the discussion around Turnover Rents is both loud and frequent.
This week saw the...
Hong Kong migration to and investment in the UK: the more things change, the more they stay the same.
At the beginning of this year, I began writing a blog for the firm's website reflecting on the growing demand from our Hong Kong based...
Restrictions on Foreign Investment
The world continues down its insular track, closing rather than opening.
The UK government now wants legislation to make it...
"Covid the catalyst" in BTR
Last month, we saw Richard Simpson, Chief Executive of Watkin Jones, describe Covid-19 as BTR's "coming of age moment". Today, at Built...
BN(O) Passports: Will they live up to the promise?
The news this week that British National (Overseas) ("BN(O)") passport holders could be granted extended UK visa-free access and...
VAT: domestic reverse charge (DRC): yet another reprieve for the construction industry
It was with great enthusiasm that I read the HMRC Brief announcing a second delay to the introduction of the domestic reverse charge...
Air BnBreach - could renting out your home be a breach of your lease?
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)'s decision in Triplerose Limited v Mr and Mrs Beattie (
Connectivity, Connectivity, Connectivity
A report published by Radius Data Exchange indicates that occupiers are increasingly favouring the connectivity of a building, rather...
Taking the plunge – execution of Wills by video link
The execution of Wills in England and Wales is governed by the Wills Act 1837, passed when the idea of a video link was unimaginable...
Outlet - The Stock(pile) Solution ?
The growth of outlet villages has been significant over the years - I can recall in person watching Cheshire Oaks come out of the ground...
SDLT 3% surcharge - welcome guidance
Imagine Mr and Mrs A who purchased their dream rural idyll on 1 May 2017, but were still working in London so couldn't sell their current...
Private Equity buyers with cash to spend on UK real estate
An interesting comment by Cushman's here - it will be very interesting to see if PE players strengthen their hand in UK real estate if...
Lights, Camera, Inaction
In case you've finished Last Dance and are looking for something new to stream, there has been some welcome news. The green light has...
Real estate lenders - what do they need? Certainty.
For the last 10 weeks or so we have had the 'great debt pause' whilst lenders look after their existing borrowers - deal with waivers,...
We need to start future proofing development schemes.
Its an interesting point made by CBRE below that the future of development finance needs to adapt to survive. So what is it that will...
Relief from forfeiture
In a month where Sally Challen was permitted to inherit the estate of the husband she killed by manslaughter by reason of diminished...
More guidance for landlords and tenants on rent payments?
The government is set to publish a code of practice to support businesses through the ongoing pandemic.
I understand that the aim of the...
Amazon -- The Infrastructuralist
I finished a recent post with a comment that without flexibility and change in the retail / leisure sector we could see new operators...
Sustainability loans are all the rage!
Sustainability loans are seemingly all the rage at the moment. Great Portland Estates UK REIT have entered into a £450m sustainability...
BTR- is this the "sector's moment"?
Last week we saw some excellent coverage on the UK BTR sector, and in particular, how the current circumstances present a great...
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