Reference Briefings
How Covid is changing residential architecture & design
The impact of the Coronavirus outbreak is fundamentally changing the way people work, live and travel - and the aspects of life they are valuing most.
Talking Heads: On the expansion of Permitted Development Rights
Specialists from the worlds of acquisition and architecture offer their unbridled thoughts on the government's latest tweaks to the planning system...
Required Reading: Coronavirus & property taxes
Some pretty significant changes have been happening to the property tax regime of late, and with transaction timescales now all over the place, Fiona Poole & Dominic Condé-Cole condense the issues…
Required Reading: New official guidance for home-movers & property agents during the Coronavirus outbreak
The housing market has been re-opened after the Covid-19 lockdown, but it is "not a return to normality" for home movers or for the property industry.
Property industry gets back to work as physical viewings allowed to resume from Wednesday
Buyers, sellers and renters can start moving once again as the Government begins to ease the Covid-19 lockdown.
Briefing Note: On the higher SDLT rate for non-resident buyers
With the overseas buyer surcharge now confirmed for implementation next year, Mishcon de Reya flags up some of the finer details to bear in mind...
Keep communicating & carry on: On the importance of thoughtful media relations in a crisis
PR aficionados Henrietta Harwood-Smith and Tania Thomas share some sage advice on media communications during the Coronavirus lockdown, revealing what property businesses should be doing now, and how…
Everything you need to know about virtual viewings
After years of watchfulness and tentative progress, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the property industry - pretty much overnight - to adopt new ways of engaging with clients and customers.
Best Laid Contingency Plans: Considerations for business directors in a challenging financial climate
Some sage advice for business leaders in tough times from Blair Nimmo, KPMG's UK Head of Restructuring and Global Head of Insolvency.
Official guidance on moving home during the Covid-19 lockdown
UPDATED: "Home buyers and renters should, as far as possible, delay moving to a new house" says the Government. But moves are still possible and happening.
Budget 2020: The need-to-know for HNWIs & business owners
The Mishcon de Reya team has penned a handy summary of key policies and changes announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget 2020.
Marketing Primer: How to write compelling property descriptions
Arabella Youens asks some top marketeers to share their tips on attracting the attentions of the easily-distracted...