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ARTICLE · 08 AUGUST 2019

Real News Summer 2019

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Welcome to the Summer 2019 edition of Real News, DLA Piper's quarterly real estate publication. In this edition we examine several issues affecting the Real Estate sector.

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Rachael Jones
Rachael Jones

Welcome to the Summer 2019 edition of Real News, DLA Piper's quarterly real estate publication. In this edition we examine several issues affecting the Real Estate sector.

We begin with examining the Zone of Ordinary Use when considered in relation to highways. Next, we provide a useful update on the recent consultation on amending the New Code. We round off this issue by looking at the hot topic of fracking and its future.

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