More than 15,000 buyers have signed up to purchase properties using the Government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme.

Property lawyer John Stephenson and planning lawyer Mark Challis believe that the reported ‘land banking' by residential property developers is good, prudent business sense and not the prelude to vast swathes of green belt being developed as planning laws are supposedly relaxed.

Today's entry reports on the ability to include alternatives in an application for a Development Consent Order.

It is often said that the key issue to successful crisis management is recognising that you are in a crisis in the first place.

Today's entry explains the effect of the latest Localism Act commencement order and what is yet to be brought into force.

The top rate of SDLT (Stamp Duty Land Tax, often referred to as Stamp Duty) rose to 12% for residential property in March 2016, with an additional 3% if the purchaser already owns another residential property.

Although the national debate on HS2 began formally with the publication of the HS2 Command Paper: High Speed Rail here in March 2010, discussion/research into potential new railway lines had been taking place for a number of years prior to this.

HS2 Limited has recently published the draft environmental statement for the HS2 project.

The new marine licensing regime which will create a ‘one-stop-shop' for marine planning permission will come at a price, but ultimately will pay dividends in the long run as the whole process comes under a better run, more efficient system that is accountable to those using it.

Charity bosses are the latest group of workers to have the salary spotlight trained upon them.

The Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) came into force on 1 July this year.

The new Data Protection Bill, which will replace the current Data Protection Act 1998, has had its first parliamentary reading and is due to have its second reading on 10 October 2017.

Today's entry marks the coming into force of the Localism Act changes to the Planning Act regime.

Sarah Godfrey, associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that King Abdullah of Jordan's court battle with the trustees of a London estate for allegedly refusing to honour a 'gentlemen's agreement' is unlikely to be successful as gentlemen's agreements can not be enforced by our law.

Jonathan Fewster, partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, believes that student accommodation schemes are where investors are turning their attention because they can be underpinned by nomination agreements from the Universities, placing the risk on the institution not the investor.

Company&Commercial, partner of law firm Bircham Dyson Bell, examines one of the biggest news stories to hit the media in the last week - the controversy over the proposed sale of Liverpool Football Club against the wishes of the current owners

Non-EU charitable ventures looking to further aspects of their work and fundraising within the EU will often seek to establish themselves in the UK due to the protection and financial benefits afforded by the robust structure of the UK's charity legislation.

Non-EU charitable ventures looking to further aspects of their work and fundraising within the EU will often seek to establish themselves in the UK due to the protection and financial benefits afforded by the robust structure of the UK's charity legislation.

In J v K and another, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has refused to exercise its discretion to extend the 42 day time limit for lodging an appeal where the Notice of Appeal was filed one hour late.

Social workers have been in the spotlight in recent times, particularly in the aftermath of the Baby P scandal.