Following the consultation in summer 2017 on ground rents and leasehold houses (read our blog here) the government has published its response (read it in full here) with the following headline proposals: A ban on granting new residential long leases of houses, other than in exceptional circumstances This currently only affects new leases, but the government will consult on
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Time to crack the Code: the new Telecoms Code comes into force on 28 December
Earlier this year, we blogged about the new Electronic Communications Code and the impact the changes would have for equipment installed by approved telecoms operators on private land. It has been announced today that the changes are coming into force on 28 December 2017. As a quick recap, the main changes are: 1. New no-scheme valuation
DREAMING OF RETIREMENT …
That’s what we were doing at Property Week’s Retirement Living Conference. As one of the most untapped sectors in real estate we were amazed to hear about the potential for a retirement living explosion. There were approximately 11.8 million people over the age of 65 in the UK in 2016, and this is set to