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RE:UK backs proportionality in higher-risk building work categorisation, clearer rules for mixed-use buildings, and guidance on when minor works trigger building control gateway escalation

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......

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HMRC update to VAT Notice 742A: output tax on opted land and buildings held at VAT registration cancellation (section 12.1), 26 May 2026

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Property law weekly update: leasehold and commonhold reforms; RRA 2025 PRS monitoring; enfranchisement, section 21 and frustration; minerals compensation; energy fees, carbon framework; VAT opting; Scottish LBTT (28 May 2026)

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...

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DESNZ consultation response on energy infrastructure planning fees: widespread opposition to fixed fees for DCOs and Necessary Wayleaves; preference for tiered models; implementation deferred to 2027–28

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......

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Energy and renewable apparatus in buildings—overview

Energy and renewable apparatus in buildings


This topic covers:

  • Regulatory requirements, schemes and incentives intended to reduce energy consumption in buildings
  • Industry initiatives, including the Better Buildings Partnership (BPP) green lease toolkit and The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) climate change clauses
  • Real estate considerations for renewable energy installations
  • The growing prominence of sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) as a core issue for the property sector

Energy performance certificates (EPCs) and minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES)


Energy performance certificates (EPCs)

Net zero carbon targets have not been set for existing buildings in England and Wales. Nonetheless, schemes exist to raise energy efficiency across the existing building stock. The principal rules governing EPCs are the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (EPC Regs 2012), SI 2012/3118, and the Building Regulations 2010, SI 2010/2214 (Building Regs 2010). These implement the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU and are now treated as assimilated law pursuant to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. EPC Regs 2012 apply to all buildings in England and Wales and require an energy performance certificate to be obtained...

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