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Mishcon de Reya's handy round-up of the latest changes in the real estate legal landscape.
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The latest set of planning reforms propose to make office-to-resi development rights a permanent fixture and leave the door open for other ‘something-to-resi’ conversions. 
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Latest figures show that 26,000 people paid inheritance tax in the UK last year (which is levied at 40% on estates valued at more than £325,000), although the number liable to pay is likely to double…
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Developers "should be less fearful of going to court" over rights to light - as long as they have acted in a reasonable and responsible way - concludes a panel of experts assembled by Mishcon de Reya to…
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One of prime resi's statistical heavyweights, John D Wood's former Head of Valuation James Wyatt, has set up his own research house to offer independent, reliable indices, reports and valuations.
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Last year, the Law Commission launched a consultation on the future of rights to light, seeking to introduce greater certainty into this particularly shady area of law.
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Details of a new discretionary compensation package for property owners affected by the HS2 rail link between London and Birmingham were released by the government this week.
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The system for listed building consents is getting an overhaul, with the aim of creating a 'more effective and efficient' process with less bureaucracy and generally lower costs.
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New Permitted Developments Rights for retail and agricultural buildings are due to kick on the 6th April, as the government ploughs on with planning reforms designed to open up the housing market.
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From 6th April, homeowners who move out before sale may face an unexpected tax bill, explains Jenny Wilson-Smith... Quick Sail? Consequences of this change won't be limited to second home-owners though...
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Water-torn properties are emerging across the country as the floods subside, allowing owners get on with assessing the damage and patching-up homes.
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Mischon de Reya's learned tax team examines the real estate-related fallout from Osbo's Big Day... It's fair to say George Osborne's penultimate Budget of the current term was much as expected.