Queen’s Speech: Ground rent reform

Winckworth Sherwood | June 2021 #388
The government’s proposal around leasehold ground rent reform has now taken shape following the Queen’s Speech. Mark Vinall, James Duncan and Ruth Barnes examine the proposals Developers (and freehold investors) will need to examine the dates on which their buyers’ contract to buy units off-plan, as compared to the commencement date of the Bill. In …

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The Queen’s Speech: Planning, promises and priorities

Irwin Mitchell LLP | June 2021 #388
While the detail on planning reform was brief in the Queen’s Speech, it provides a helpful guide to the government’s priorities for the future, says Stuart Tym, as he examines the specifics MHCLG has yet to figure out how to ‘square the circle’ between a desire to increase housing numbers, and reduce NIMBY-ism, and its …

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