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Back in July, I wrote about a recent consultation which asked property owners and occupiers for their opinions on how the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) should be treated in leases.
Although the...
“No consensus” following consultation on apportionment of CRC costs between landlords and tenants
On 17 December 2009, a consultation was launched by a Working Party of various real estate industry bodies to explore whether a cross-industry consensus could be achieved on the apportionment of costs...
New EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010 published
The European Commission has published an updated version of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
The new EPBD 2010 repeals and replaces the EPBD 2002 from 1 February 2012 and must be...
Surge in negligence claims against estate agents and surveyors
An investigation carried out by a London law firm has revealed a huge rise in the number of professional negligence claims brought over valuations of residential and commercial properties in 2009.
The...
Developers: Beware Open Spaces (2)
Case law in relation to open spaces seems to be like buses. No sooner have we had the decision in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010), developers...