Everybody needs good NABERS
New Zealand and Australia have led the way in a lot of PropTech and Law Tech, they are also now leading the way with the launch of a new energy efficiency rating scheme for UK office buildings with NABERS UK. NABERS is already well established in Australia but was launched in the UK in October…
Read MoreThe traditional office isn’t dead – it’s just evolved!
Last week marked the first in a series of Newmanor Breakfast Talks on current issues affecting the commercial real estate industry.
Read MoreExplaining Heads of Terms and their growing importance
Explaining Heads of Terms and their growing importance (Part one) 16 February 2021/Blog When we set up Newmanor Law, we not only wanted to be a specialist real estate law firm that did things differently, with agreed fixed pricing for our expertise, but a firm committed to delivering on our promises. It is this dedication…
Read MoreWorking from home and the future of London’s office space
Working from home and the future of London’s office space 04 November 2020/Blog Authors Clodagh Wright Edmund Barnes To ditch, or not to ditch? In fact, this is the wrong question to ask when deciding what to do with your office space. Instead, focus on how you can adapt it and introduce modern working from…
Read MoreElectronic signatures – how they will speed up your property transactions
Electronic signatures – how they will speed up your property transactions 28 October 2020/Blog Would you like to complete your property transactions faster and save some trees at the same time? If so, opting to electronically sign your transfers, leases, legal mortgages and many other property documents is the solution for you. In this short…
Read MoreSome deals ensure you get noticed for the next one
During the current crisis and the government-imposed lockdown, quite understandably the number of commercial property deals being completed, dropped off with fewer quality properties coming to market and difficulties surrounding viewing and valuation thanks to social distancing requirements. There has been something of a recovery in the last month, but here at Newmanor Law, we…
Read MoreRaft 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…
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