Real Estate:UK (RE:UK) has issued its reply to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) consultation concerning classification of higher-risk building work......
HMRC has revised VAT Notice 742A about opting to tax land and buildings......
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Residential property Statutory compliance Environment, energy and buildings Property development Easements, rights and covenants Property taxes Property in Scotland LexTalk®Property: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers Key developments and horizon scanning Committee calls for Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill reforms to be brought forward On 27 May 2026, after reviewing the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill in pre-legislative scrutiny, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee issued its findings. It urges ministers to introduce a suite of amendments to the final legislation so it genuinely caps ground rents, strengthens homeowner control and stamps out excessive charges, and to go further by establishing an independent regulator for managing agents. The paper backs the proposed £250 per annum ceiling on...
Following consultation conducted between December 2025 and February 2026, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has released a summary of responses on proposed alterations to fees for energy infrastructure planning applications......
Refer to Structure of real estate finance-overview and the linked topic to navigate our material on a property lawyer’s role in real estate‑related representations, warranties and conditions precedent within the facility agreement.
In a real estate finance transaction, the central document is the facility agreement, ordinarily preceded by a term sheet that sets out the principal terms of the proposed deal at the outset. See also Practice Note: Term sheets in lending transactions. From a real estate lawyer’s perspective, when instructed directly by the funder in question, the facility agreement will typically be based on the lender’s in‑house standard form, which is seldom negotiated or amended, and can be completed by the real estate lawyer at the same time as drawdown and execution of the legal charge documents. Most provisions in a real estate finance facility agreement will be broadly comparable to those in a standard facility agreement. The principal differences will centre on the conditions precedent, representations and warranties, covenants and events of default, as these will be more focused on real estate to ensure that the main asset over which security will be granted to the lender retains...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...