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Consultation on restricting ground rent for existing residential leases
Ground rents in new residential leases were restricted to a peppercorn per year by the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022. Ground rents in leases which take effect from 1 July 2022 (or 1 April 2023 in relation to retirement home leases) have therefore effectively been abolished.
When is a building electronic communications apparatus? Security of tenure under the Telecommunications Code
A lesson in local authority decision-making: Pratt v Exeter City Council
Brand new 'Planning Unplugged' podcast episode reviews single family housing issues
Our host and managing associate James Clark is joined by managing associate Kate Ashworth and partner in WBD's residential team Tom Willows to talk about how transactions are shaped for single family housing deals, how planning plays a key role in ensuring a smooth development process, and the fine balance between ensuring suitable land use and maintaining housing supply.
MEES and listed buildings
Drop-in dropout: local authority decision to grant a 'drop in' application quashed
The recent High Court judgment has important implications for the interpretation of planning permissions and use of 'drop in' permissions following Hillside (learn more in our article here). It confirms that an outline, phased permission is not inherently severable.
Whether a permission is or is not severable, and can be amended by a later 'drop in' permission, will depend on whether this was intended when the permission was granted and the extent to which this is clear from the permission itself. Going forwards, if severability is intended, it must be designed into the scheme and made clear on the face of the permission and in the supporting documents.