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A recent report by global real estate services provider CBRE reveals that central London office availability has dropped to a 14 year low, falling by 3% in the first quarter...
According to the latest research by the British Retail Consortium, shoppers in the UK have been avoiding the high streets and shopping centres. Overall footfall (the number of people entering...
On Monday 18 May 2015, a team of Glovers walkers comprising Richard Gilchrist, Philip Eyre, Philip Mundy, Laura Sheftel, Natasha Greenhead, Harriet Sykes, Stephanie Cullen and Alfred Johnston took part...
In November 2014 the National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) was amended and, as a result, certain developments are now either exempt from affordable housing contributions pursuant to a Section 106...
Although it is possible these days to find out a lot about a property from the comfort of your own office using tools such as Google Maps and Street View,...
What is it? The Green Deal is the Government’s (Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)) flagship initiative to reduce carbons emissions and save energy. It was enacted under Part...
Glovers has achieved coverage in five key practice areas in the recently published Legal 500 and continues to be ranked alongside some of the largest city firms. The Legal 500...
From 13th December 2014, the EU Food Information for Customers Regulations come into force. These European rules will be enforced in the UK by the Food Information for Consumers Regulations...
Since 6 April 2007, Landlords of Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST) have been under a strict obligation to register a deposit paid by a tenant within 30 days of receipt and...
The previous system In England prior to the 1st October 2013, demolition of almost any unlisted building required conservation area consent under s.74(1) Planning (Listed Building & Conservation Areas) Act...
The Court of Appeal recently provided guidance in Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd and another (2013) in relation to the operation of...
Since 6 April 2007, landlords are required to join a tenancy deposit scheme to protect any deposit paid by a tenant under a residential shorthold tenancy. The deposit must be...
The Court of Appeal has applied a strict interpretation to compliance with break clauses in Friends Life Ltd v Siemens Hearing Instruments Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 382 On the facts,...
Glovers acted for brother and sister, Layo and Zoe Paskin (former owners of The End & AKA nightclubs in London) who have partnered with the chefs behind the famous Machneyuda...
In response to the financial crisis in 2007, the Financial Services Authority (now replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority) carried out a comprehensive review of the mortgage market, in order...
The Planning Act 2008 (“PA 2008”) introduced a discretionary planning charge known as the Community Infrastructure Levy (“CIL”) and the CIL Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/948) came into force on 6th...
In September 2013 the Home Office consultation ‘Personal Alcohol Licences: Enabling Targeted, Local Alternatives’ considered whether the requirement for Personal Licences to sell alcohol in England and Wales should be...
In the recent case of Pillar Denton & Others v Jervis & Others, the Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the High Court in relation to the payment...
A Court of Appeal decision has resolved the previous uncertainty as to which type of notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 should be served once a fixed...
Background to Chancel Repair Liability Chancel repair liability (“CRL”) originated in the sixteenth century and it is defined by the Land Registry as, “the requirement for an owner of land...
The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Limited [2013] EWCA Civ 1537 has provided guidance, in light of the Jackson Reforms, on the...
A recent decision by the Court of Appeal in PGF II SA v OMFS CO 1 Ltd (2013) has illustrated the importance of actively engaging in the alternative dispute resolution...
Glovers has achieved coverage in five key practice areas in the recently published Legal 500 and continues to be ranked alongside some of the largest city firms. The Legal 500...
A Home Office consultation, ‘Personal Alcohol Licences: Enabling Targeted, Local Alternatives’, began last month, dealing with whether the requirement for personal licences to sell alcohol in England and Wales should...
Introduction 1st April 2014 will bring major changes to consumer credit regulation. The Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) will cease to exist and all firms that carry on regulated consumer...
The West End Commission, an independent body established by Westminster City Council in 2012, has issued a new report which calls for changes to be made to the licensing policies...
Overriding interests are protected interests that do not have to be disclosed on the Land Register in order to be enforceable. Section 117(2) of the Land Registration Act 2002 provides...
In the recent case of Close Brothers Ltd v Ridsdale and others [2012] EWHC 3090 (QB), the High Court, relying on an established legal principle, held that a guarantor will...
In January 2012, we posted an article to the website entitled “Current Trends in negligence claims against valuers”. The year conveniently ended with two further notable and interesting High Court...
Partner and Head of Construction Philip Eyre will be speaking at the RICS Dispute Resolution in Construction Conference 2013 on 23 January 2013 where he will be talking to the...
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