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Project Nutcracker: Why The UK Government Should Be Safeguarding Land For The Great Grid Upgrade
The UK's ambitious Clean Power 2030 strategy and Great Grid Upgrade face a critical planning challenge that threatens to derail progress. As National Grid races to build new transmission lines for renewable energy, local authorities continue granting planning permissions for developments directly on proposed cable routes, forcing costly redesigns and delays.
United Kingdom Energy
KL
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Real Estate Aspects Of The King's Speech
The King's Speech 2026 introduces significant legislative changes affecting the real estate sector in England and Wales, including revolutionary reforms to leasehold ownership, new building safety obligations for cladding remediation, and enhanced protections for social housing tenants. These proposed measures will fundamentally reshape property ownership structures, impose stricter compliance requirements on developers and freeholders, and address long-standing issues in construction payment practices.
United Kingdom Real Estate
TS
Travers Smith LLP
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From 1 May 2026: What The Renters' Rights Act Means For Living Sector Investors And Operators
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 fundamentally transforms England's residential rental market from 1 May 2026, abolishing assured shorthold tenancies and Section 21 evictions while introducing new operational standards. How will institutional investors and Living sector operators navigate this shift from contractual certainty to evidence-based management, and what does it mean for Build-to-Rent, senior living, and student accommodation assets?
United Kingdom Real Estate
GW
Gowling WLG
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AUKUS: Key Regulatory And Strategic Considerations For Australia, The UK And The US
The AUKUS partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States raises complex legal, regulatory and strategic questions across nuclear regulation, export control, procurement structures and international law. As the defence collaboration moves from political commitment to detailed implementation, governments, industry and advisers must navigate evolving frameworks covering nuclear safety, technology transfer, industrial sovereignty and strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific.
Worldwide International
GW
Gowling WLG
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Government Announces Increase To Electricity Generator Levy In Package Of Measures To Break The Link Between Gas And Electricity Prices
The UK government has announced a significant policy shift aimed at reducing the influence of volatile gas prices on electricity costs. Through a combination of an increased Electricity Generator Levy and a new voluntary Wholesale Contract for Difference scheme, the government seeks to provide consumers with more stable energy prices while maintaining the existing wholesale market structure.
United Kingdom Energy
KL
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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