In This Issue:

p1 HEADNOTE: Olympic Countdown

p2 BRIBERY: The Bribery Act and the Real Estate Industry

p5 SEWERS: Automatic Adoption of Private Sewers

p6 LANDLORD AND TENANT: Vacant Possession and Break Rights

p7 CRC ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEME CRC: Simplified

p8 PLANNING: Planning Update

Excerpt from: Olympic Countdown:

As we count down to London 2012, I have found myself comparing and contrasting the “greatest show on earth” with our real estate market.

The Olympic Games brought globalisation to sport. For two weeks in 2012, London will be the focus of the world’s attention in rather the same way that it has been for ever greater numbers of overseas investors in real estate.

It is likely that the 2012 medal haul will further evidence the shift in power from west to east....