Navigating the complexities of registering and protecting village greens and commons demands expertise. This topic offers practical guidance for legal practitioners on the criteria for registration, statutory procedures, and recent case law developments. Equip yourself with essential knowledge to advise clients effectively in this niche area of planning law.
This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: government announcements on affordable housing funding and measures to improve section 106...
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance for developers on meeting mandatory biodiversity net gain...
Planning analysis: On 25 August 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published initial funding allocations under...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published guidance to support home builders, local authorities and registered...
Statutory wayleaves and rights of accessUtilitiesThe water, gas, electricity, communications and energy industries enjoy statutory rights of access...
Planning conditions—the six testsPowers to impose planning conditionsThe general powers for local planning authorities (LPAs) to impose conditions on...
What rights of access are there over an unadopted road, the owner of which is unknown?Normally, if there is privately owned land in between a property...
What is a section 111 agreement?Section 111 agreements are agreements entered into with a local authority under section 111 of the Local Government...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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
Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of
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