Reference Briefings
Real Estate Legal Digest: An essential guide to the latest developments shaping the UK property market
Stay abreast of the key policies & issues impacting the real estate sector with PrimeResi's regular legal briefing, prepared by Boodle Hatfield's team of experts.
‘Cost pressures are real but so is the opportunity’: The new economics of prime resi construction
Skills shortages, regulatory delays and the net-zero push are piling pressure on projects - but a repriced PCL market could work in developers’ favour, argues Ben Godfrey.
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has landed, heralding some significant changes to England's planning regime. Here's what prime resi professionals need to know...
Required Reading: What the proposed landlord database could mean for property agents
Estate agency trade body Propertymark outlines the key points and potential fallout of some notable incoming legislation to further regulate the private rented sector.
Navigating SDLT Surcharge: What happens when foreign entities are involved?
Overseas property held through companies or other structures can have unexpected consequences for UK purchases - lawyer Will Timbrell explains where buyers and advisers need to tread carefully.
‘Streamlined’ draft London Plan targets housebuilding & climate resilience
35% affordable homes fast-track threshold returns for over a third of boroughs.
RICS warns of ‘stranding risk’ for property assets in new sustainability guidance
Sustainability is now a 'cross-cutting responsibility' for all surveyors, says the RICS, as it embeds climate risks into valuation advice.
Resi development viability pressures mount as build costs outpace values
The government's ambitious housebuilding target rests on ‘fine margins’, warns Lichfields.
Prime Property & the Renters’ Rights Act: What still sits outside the rules?
A month on from the introduction of the biggest rental reforms in a generation, property lawyer Edward Cooper looks at the exemptions and grey areas that still require careful navigation.
High-Value Tenancies & SDLT: What agents and advisors need to know
Required Reading: Olivia Minghella & Sean Randall explain why stamp duty remains a live issue in the prime rental market despite recent legislative changes.
Behind the Railings: A lawyer’s guide to buying on London’s garden squares
From access rights to estate management schemes, the legal intricacies of the capital's private garden squares can catch out purchasers - and sometimes even their advisers - warns Robert Barham.
Planning appeals overhauled: What England’s new regulations mean for developers & landowners
Gary Soloman & Connor Maunder of Burges Salmon explore a new regime that came into play in April 2026.