Raft of planning changes designed to kick-start construction sector
The Government response to the impact of Covid-19 on the property sector has included a new Code of Practice for Commercial Property relationships, but slightly under the radar is the raft of changes to planning laws, with an extension to the existing Permitted Development rights. What are Permitted Development rights? Permitted Development (PD) rights cover…
Read MoreWhy obituaries for the petrol station are premature
Stopping to refuel your vehicle has been a part of life for so long that few pay much attention to the process, apart from perhaps noticing the decline in recent years in the number of locations where it’s possible. Petrol filling station numbers in the UK peaked at around 40,000 sites in the 1950s, but have…
Read MoreWhy are turnover rents becoming popular again?
The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdown have undoubtedly changed many aspects of life in the UK, but few sectors have been impacted as dramatically as retail, hospitality and leisure. The damage to these sectors is only just starting to become distressingly clear. According to the Centre for Retail Research, 3607 stores have closed during 2020, resulting in 49,790 job losses. These figures run up to the…
Read MoreDevelopment sites and the thorny issue of rights of way and easements
The thorny issue of rights of way and easements is often highlighted when a landowner complains about ramblers wandering over their land, but for landowners who have not undertaken proper due diligence, this might be the least of their worries. But what is an easement? An easement is a right one piece of land, the…
Read MoreCommercial leases in exceptional circumstances: the pandemic (Part two)
In part one of our blog we looked at the challenges faced by tenants and landlords of commercial properties. We looked at the exceptional circumstances causing the issues and the practical steps the government has put in place to help, like the Coronavirus Act 2020 and a new code of practice for Commercial Property Relationships…
Read MoreCommercial leases in exceptional circumstances: the pandemic (Part one)
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown it prompted brought the majority of commercial life in the UK grinding to a halt on 23rd March. While much of the media coverage centred upon measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and other direct interventions, there were also attempts to deal with the disaster unfolding along…
Read MorePros and cons of promotion or option agreements for landowners and developers
The Government’s determination to boost the supply of homes across the country is ensuring more landowners and developers are increasingly seeking to promote sites for residential development. Here at Newmanor Law, we work regularly with both landowners and developers, looking at both sides of the development process and regularly assessing the relative merits of the…
Read MoreDevil in the detail when developing property
When it comes to property development projects, there is a common myth perpetuated by the poorly prepared when delays slow the final disposal and that is, ‘lawyers hold up deals’ or ‘lawyers kill deals’. When the development has taken years and the final completed edifice stands proudly above the skyline, or the marketing material is…
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