Category Archives: Conveyancing & Property Development

Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 – Tackling onerous ground rents The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 is the first in a series of proposed reforms relating to residential leasehold properties and follows increasing pressure to deal with onerous ground rents. The purpose of the Act is to make owning a leasehold residential property…

Most landowners will have had some experience in either selling land for residential development or perhaps putting sites forward into local area plans. Often, the transaction will be very lengthy, costly and will require the need to maintain a clear line of communication throughout between the seller, solicitor and land agent. In spite of this,…

Regulating Future Telecommunications On the 28th December 2017, the Government made substantial revisions to the Electronic Communications Code to further regulate the telecoms market and to make it easier to formulate agreements with landowners. The consensus by those working in the industry is that the need for connectivity is increasing, but there is a delay…

  There are two scenarios where listed building consent is required: The total demolition of a listed building; and Alterations or extensions that would affect the listed building’s character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. That being said, not all works, or alterations carried out to a listed building require this specific…