Revolution or Evolution – Protect & Survive
The annual Hogan Lovells CBRE Hotel Conference 2017 The threat from terrorism will continue well into the next decade and every country and major organisation needs a counter-terrorism plan. This was...
View ArticleSupreme Court decision slashes empty rates bills for developers
The rateable value of commercial premises is generally equal to the rent payable under a hypothetical letting on the relevant assessment date. There are some express statutory assumptions for this – it...
View ArticleQuit (Illicit) Smoking – new proposals will affect landlords
Landlords could potentially find themselves hit with new lease requirements, periodic checking obligations and even financial penalties following the publication of the ‘Sanctions to tackle tobacco...
View ArticleHELP AT LAST! GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY...
The Government has published its long-awaited guidance on the minimum energy efficiency standards regulations that will start to apply to non-domestic properties in April 2018. We previously blogged...
View ArticleBusiness rates revaluation 2017: an explanation
On 1 April 2017 the business rates payable in respect of properties in England and Wales will be changing. Business rates are the tax that businesses pay on the retail, office and industrial premises...
View ArticleTerrorist Attacks: The importance of adequate security measures at hotels
Hotels are targets for terrorists due to the likely presence of foreign tourists and the consequent possibility of impacting multiple nations with one attack. We blogged...
View ArticleTenant insolvency – Is there merit in a further moratorium?
The recent spate of high-profile company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), including those of BHS, Store 21 and more recently Love Coffee, The Food Retailer Group and Blue Inc, has placed this corporate...
View ArticleSquatting in mansions: The risk to residential as well as commercial premises
Since the beginning of this year, the so called Autonomous Nation of Anarchist Libertarians has occupied a number of multimillion pound residential properties in and around Belgravia. Autonomous...
View ArticleHogan Lovells wins Real Estate Team of the Year at Legal Business Awards 2017
Hogan Lovells is delighted to have won Real Estate Team of the Year, jointly with Gowling WLG, for its work on the £3bn redevelopment of Brent Cross South. The scheme has been described as one of the...
View ArticleA move to “glasshouses”: Government announces call for evidence on a register...
On 5 April 2017, the government launched a call for evidence on a register showing the beneficial ownership of property controlled by overseas companies and other legal entities. This isn’t the first...
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