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Unlocking Institutional Capital For UK Housing Delivery
The UK Living sector attracted £4.4 billion in investment during the first half of 2026, yet rising costs, regulatory complexity, and economic uncertainty are creating barriers between institutional capital and housing delivery. While investor appetite remains strong, particularly for Single Family Rental assets, the challenge lies in deploying capital efficiently at the scale required to address the UK's accommodation shortage.
United Kingdom Finance
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Gowling WLG
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Landlord And Tenant Act 1954 Reforms: What Could Change For Commercial Leases?
The Law Commission is reviewing Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, which governs security of tenure for business tenants in England and Wales. This consultation examines whether the 70-year-old legislation remains fit for purpose in today's commercial property market, considering reforms to short-term lease exemptions, contracting-out procedures, lease renewal terms, and redevelopment grounds.
United Kingdom Real Estate
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Lester Aldridge LLP
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Leasehold Reform 2026: New Consultations Move Enfranchisement Reforms Closer
The UK Government has launched two critical consultations on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, focusing on valuation rates for lease extensions and freehold purchases, and the allocation of professional costs in enfranchisement claims. These reforms aim to introduce greater certainty and transparency into a process that has historically been expensive and unpredictable for leaseholders seeking to extend leases or acquire freeholds.
United Kingdom Real Estate
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Lester Aldridge LLP
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Rights Of Boat Dwellers Bill: What Could The Proposed Law Mean For Boat Owners And Authorities?
A Private Members' Bill introduced in the House of Lords seeks to establish statutory rights for boat dwellers, recognizing boats as lawful homes with protections similar to land-based residences. The proposed legislation has sparked debate between advocates for boat dwellers' access to services and concerns from marine industry stakeholders about its impact on navigation authorities and marina operations.
United Kingdom Real Estate
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Lester Aldridge LLP
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Rising Rents And Homelessness In Birmingham: When Housing Becomes Unaffordable (10 August 2026)
For many tenants across Birmingham and the wider Midlands, homelessness does not begin with an eviction notice—it begins with a rent increase. As housing costs continue to outpace income growth and Local Housing Allowance rates fail to keep pace with market rents, households face impossible choices between paying rent and meeting other essential expenses.
United Kingdom Real Estate
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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors
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Property Newsletter: Summer Edition (Podcast)
Gatehouse Chambers' Summer 2026 property newsletter explores upcoming reforms to cohabitation law in England and Wales, examines the new digital resolution procedure for possession cases, and provides insights into recent property litigation developments. The newsletter features analysis of government proposals to overhaul property rights after relationship breakdowns and guidance on fitness for human habitation standards.
United Kingdom Real Estate
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Gatehouse Chambers
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UK Property Tax After Andy Burnham: What Commercial Real Estate Should Be Watching
Andy Burnham's appointment as UK Prime Minister has reignited debate over property taxation reform, with historical advocacy for replacing council tax and stamp duty land tax with ownership-based levies. While recent statements suggest immediate abolition is off the table, the uncertainty surrounding potential shifts from transactional to land value or wealth-based taxation carries significant implications for commercial real estate strategy, development viability, and portfolio management.
United Kingdom Tax
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Withers LLP
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Commercial Leases: Is The Tenant Or The Landlord Responsible For Extraordinary Repairs?
Two Court of Session decisions clarify when tenants can be held liable for extraordinary repairs under full repairing and insuring leases in Scotland. The cases establish that broad repairing obligations alone are insufficient to transfer responsibility for substantial renewals and structural damage from landlords to tenants without express contractual language.
United Kingdom Real Estate
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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
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Keeping Pace With Building Safety In England: Latest Developments On The Building Safety Levy, Building Assessment Certificates, And Cladding Remediation Funding
The process of remediating unsafe buildings and managing the safe development and occupation of Higher Risk Buildings (“HRBs”) continues to evolve. The Building Safety Regulator (“BSR”) and the government have recently announced updates impacting several areas – the Building Safety Levy regulations, a new approach to processing Building Assessment Certificates for HRBs, and an extension to the funding available to remediate unsafe cladding.
United Kingdom Real Estate
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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