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Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental law, see Practice...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry standard pre-contract enquiries used in commercial property transactions. CPSEs are endorsed by the British...
The sale contract is usually drafted by the seller’s solicitors and may have been provided as early as the heads of terms stage. The seller and buyer’s...
In the due diligence stage, unless the seller is providing a certificate of title, the buyer will undertake pre-contract searches and enquiries and assess the need for...
Pre-contract searches Pre-contract searches are usually carried out by the buyer’s solicitor but may be carried out by the seller’s solicitors if they are to give a...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) The Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry-standard pre-contract enquiries...
When is environmental insurance appropriate? Environmental insurance may need to be considered in the following situations: • an environmental report...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental...
Environmental rectification work post completion If an environmental report, asbestos survey or disclosures by the seller highlighted non-compliance or capital...
The majority of the completion and post-completion tasks will be undertaken by the property lawyers: • filing the Stamp Duty Land Tax...
Heads of terms The transaction will begin with agreement of the main commercial terms including details of the parties, purchase price and any specific provisions...
Buyer beware An innocent buyer can inherit significant environmental liabilities in relation to existing contamination and other environmental issues such as asbestos in...
Environmental liability transfer acting for a seller If the property has known or suspected contamination issues or if the seller has caused pollution,...
The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014, SI 2014/3120 came into force on 18 December 2014 and transpose parts of the Energy Efficiency Directive...
Due diligence in contaminated land transactions Lambson Fine Chemicals Ltd v Merlion Capital Housing Ltd [2008] All ER (D) 116 (Feb) highlights the importance of...
Contaminated land 'Land contamination' is a general term used to describe any land that may be contaminated in some way. 'Contaminated land', is a specific legal term...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental law, see Practice...
Who may be liable? Anyone who is an 'appropriate person' may be liable for remediation of contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA...
Grant funding for contaminated land enforcement Local authorities have a statutory duty under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Part IIA (EPA 1990) to identify...
Legal requirements There is a legal presumption that any non-domestic buildings (and the common parts of domestic buildings) whose construction was completed before 2000...
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from risks related to exposure to asbestos and make it clear...
Penalties The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, SI 2012/632 (‘CAR’) were made under Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s 15 (‘HSWA 1974’). They are an example...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental law, see Practice...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental law, see Practice...
An energy performance certificate (EPC) gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient) and is based on a complex calculation,...
This Practice Note looks at some of the key practical issues for commercial landlords and tenants when dealing with energy performance certificates (EPCs). It is part of...
This Practice Note explains how energy performance in buildings is regulated through Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), when EPCs are needed, requirements under the...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental law, see Practice...
What is an environmental report? Environmental reports are normally undertaken to assess the environmental risks and liabilities at a site. They may be commissioned for...
