Elaine Dobson, partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that the Greater London Authority's review of residential leasehold service charges could be seen to be a waste of tax payers' money as legislation is in place to protect tenants and landlords.

High street landlords who are losing out on rents due to increased retailer insolvencies, are being urged by Jonathan Fewster, senior associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP to work with tenants to provide flexibility within leases in order to save the British high street.

Sarah Godfrey, associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP is warning local authorities in smaller UK towns not to rely on large scale retail shopping centre developments for regeneration.

Angus Walker, partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that the decision by the High Court to reject Stevenage Council's plan for housing growth in the area might have had a different outcome under the Localism Act.

The Law Commission's announcement that it will review the law surrounding rights to light and how they interrelate with the planning system will come as welcome news to developers says Jennifer Chappell, Associate, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP.

Buyers rent back homes to sellers to complete earlier but may be in breach of mortgage terms.

Aaron Nelson, lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, believes that the UK is moving away from a uniform approach to bus regulation with local factors proving decisive in determining how buses are regulated in a particular area.

A discussion on the effectiveness of public affair campaigns.

UK commercial property investors must think beyond the traditional bank funding in order to receive finance for investing in the UK market says Andrew Smith, partner, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP but in doing so they need to take care that they avoid the pitfalls.

Senior commercial lawyer Nick Maltby at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that this week's climb down by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley in amending the Health and Social Care Bill to stop healthcare providers competing on the lowest price, simply doesn't go far enough to stop the marketisation of the NHS.

Nick Maltby, senior commercial lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that the Government's latest ideas on how to cut the construction cost of infrastructure projects by up to £3bn focuses too heavily on process rather on the skills for the job at hand.

Senior commercial lawyer Nick Maltby, Head of Major Projects (Commercial) at Bircham Dyson Bell believes that Scotland is stealing a march on England in regeneration projects thanks to the Scottish Government's willingness to consider Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects.

Senior commercial lawyer Nick Maltby, Head of Major Projects (Commercial) at Bircham Dyson Bell is calling for the European Commission in Brussels, as part of its ongoing review of the procurement rules, to clarify rules for public sector organisations after the UK Supreme Court ruled last week that the rules do not apply to local authorities collaborating to buy and provide insurance together in a mutual.

Angus Walker, Partner and Planning Lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP is warning that there is a decreasing window of opportunity for home builders to get their planning applications granted by local councils under existing home building targets, due to the Government's proposal to abolish regional strategies.

Angus Walker, Partner and Planning Lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP is warning that there is a decreasing window of opportunity for home builders to get their planning applications granted by local councils under existing home building targets,.

Landlords are being left with the unenviable decision of whether to remove failing tenants from their premises or simply allow them to stay due to the hike in empty property rates imposed by the Government in April.

The ruling in the case of K/S Victoria v House of Fraser preventing tenants' guarantors from giving authorised guarantee agreements (commonly known as ‘AGAs') directly to landlords - even on a voluntary basis - is not necessarily the blessing for tenants as it might first appear to be believes Sarah Godfrey, associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has updated its code of practice on subject access requests (SARs) to reflect two important Court of Appeal judgments published earlier this year...

Lucy Campbell, senior associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP is warning of the pitfalls of bridging loans, the number of which are rising steadily to cover a various property purchases.

"Housing Minister Grant Shapps' plans to consult on a new way for tenants and members of the public to scrutinise how housing associations are run is little more than a deflection of political pressure and administrative tasks," says David Darvill, partner, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP.