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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its updated building safety newsletter, with the edition covering...
Tax analysis: In Brants Bridge Ltd and Braccans Ltd v HMRC, the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) dismissed appeals against HMRC’s refusal to relieve the...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its response to the consultation on building control charges,...
Construction analysis: In Avanton v LUC, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refused a contractor's application to stay execution of a...
What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to...
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Time of the essence—construction contractsWhat does time of the essence mean?Where time is 'of the essence' it means that the stated time for...
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged...
Prime cost and cost reimbursable construction contractsWhat is a prime cost contract?In simple terms, if a contract is agreed on a ‘prime cost’ basis the contractor will be reimbursed the costs it incurs in carrying out the works, ie labour and materials (including those from sub-contractors), plus
What is a 'Golden Brick' agreement?A ‘Golden Brick’ scheme or arrangement is a method of structuring the acquisition of land (with no buildings on it) for residential property development that mitigates VAT exposure for both the vendor and the purchaser. A ‘Golden Brick’ agreement will set out the
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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