Historically, the United Kingdom has lagged behind the likes of Dubai, South Florida, New York, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore in the branded residences space, as us Brits have tended to prefer traditional house living. However,...more
1/3/2024
/ Building Codes ,
Design-Build ,
Health and Safety ,
Hotels ,
Mixed-Use Zoning ,
Public Safety ,
Real Estate Development ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Safety Standards ,
UK ,
Urban Planning & Development
As schools prepared to reopen this September after the summer break, hundreds were informed that, due to the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in their buildings (and its current state and condition), this...more
On 17 August 2023, the government published details of the design, construction and occupation regimes which will be introduced for higher-risk buildings, coming into effect on 1 October 2023. Those affected should...more
The way in which tips are allocated in the hospitality, leisure and services sectors has long been a contentious issue.
Under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (the “Act”), which has just received Royal Assent...more
With a huge influx of students this year, both from the UK and abroad, there is high demand for purpose built student accommodation (PBSA). Yet, while there is a lot of willing capital looking to enter this market, as with...more
9/29/2022
/ Building Codes ,
Climate Change ,
Colleges ,
Construction Industry ,
Educational Institutions ,
Green Buildings ,
Property Tax ,
Safety Standards ,
Student Housing ,
Students ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Universities ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
The Building Safety Act received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. In this BCLP Insight, Alex Clough, Gareth Stringer, Jeremy Bark and Katharine Tulloch take a look at the structure of the Act and what is known so far about when...more
This week the BCLP Retail team highlights a blog by our Planning & Zoning team on the recent High Court dismissal of a challenge to the recent changes to the Use Classes Order and General Permitted Development Order. We also...more
This week, the BCLP Retail team look at the impact of the four week lockdown for England and extension of furlough, review the scale of shop closures and key findings in LDC’s latest retail market analysis report, and discuss...more
On Saturday 31 October, the UK Prime Minister announced a second national lockdown in England and an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”). The lockdown comes into force on Thursday 4 November 2020 and...more
11/2/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Furloughs ,
HMRC ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
This week, the BCLP Retail team discuss the latest round of government restrictions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and offer an updated timeline of relevant measures. We look at potential uses of empty retail space and...more
10/27/2020
/ Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Terms ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Shopping Centers ,
UK
Less than two weeks after the announcement of the extension of the Job Support Scheme (“JSS”) and amidst widespread concern from the hospitality industry that Tier 2 restrictions represent the “worst of all worlds” for the...more
This week, the BCLP Retail team analyse the recent rent payment figures from the retail sector and discuss possible creative means of fostering resiliency for landlords and operators. We look at the reaction from retailers to...more
Less than two weeks after the announcement of the Job Support Scheme (“JSS”) and with just over 3 weeks until the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) ends, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has, today, made an...more
This week the BCLP Retail Team look back on the variety of changes since the start of lockdown, presented here in an interactive timeline. We discuss the raft of new measures introduced by the Government as cases increase,...more
This week the BCLP Retail Team evaluate the end of the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme and discuss a possible Government-sponsored scheme to fund public transportation. We also consider the effect of working from home on high...more
This week the BCLP Retail Team discuss the future of turnover rents following the COVID-19 crisis, reflect on the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, and consider the future footprint of department stores. We also share...more
This week the BCLP Retail Team look at the impact of the changes to the Use Classes Order 1987 on retailers, the new regulations requiring face coverings in shops, the Land Registry’s acceptance of electronic signatures and...more
In the third retail update bulletin from the BCLP Retail Team we look at the latest measures taken by the Government in the second phase of its economic response to the COVID-19 crisis. The measures include guidance on face...more
This week we assess the impact of Intu’s administration as one of the first high profile corporate casualties of the COVID-19 crisis. However it’s not all doom and gloom as we also take a look at two publications that the...more
The return of customers to non-essential shops on Monday 15 June dominated mainstream news headlines this week but there were plenty of other developments that will be of interest to the retail sector. In this bulletin we...more