22 Aug, 2024 The Corporate Collection By Emma Danks The International Corporate team at Taylor Wessing has completed more than 1,000 M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital deals in the...
11 Jul, 2024 Update: Irish government is to enact legislation in respect of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) By Bríd Kenny Back in May, we flagged anticipated legislation that student accommodation leases are confined to the academic year. We can now update...
03 Jul, 2024 Navigating political change: insights for foreign investors By Leona Ahmed I had the privilege of recently interviewing Rory Stewart (yes, for those of you that listen to ‘The Rest is Politics’, it’s the very...
08 May, 2024 The Middle East Lens By Leona Ahmed Following hot on the tails of my 'Not another MIPIM post' - I ditched the rosé ( for the most part 😉) and without a navy gilet in sight...
02 May, 2024 Watch this space: potential amendments to planning legislation in respect of lease duration for Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) By Bríd Kenny Órlaith Molloy Sarah Kelly Some providers of PBSA have begun to offer students 51-week tenancies only rather than leases for a term of 41 weeks in respect of the...
20 Mar, 2024 Not another MIPIM post...it's not, honest! By Leona Ahmed It's a week since an array of real estate folk made the annual pilgrimage to Cannes and I have read lots of perspectives and looked at...
14 Mar, 2024 Tenant inducements and the Construction Industry Scheme By Liz Wilson Harriet Revington It is a wonderous thing when a government listens to a request from industry to tweak an irritating set of rules. It is an even more...
07 Mar, 2024 Spring Budget 2024 - Real Estate sector update By Liz Wilson Harriet Revington The 2024 Spring Budget announced on 6 March 2024 had some key points for the real estate sector. Commercial real estate The UK's rate of...
14 Feb, 2024 Real estate funds - staged implementation of the FCA's sustainability disclosure regime - what do you need to know? By Evie Mason In November 2023, the FCA released a long-awaited policy statement setting out final rules and guidance for its sustainability disclosure...
12 Dec, 2023 Entry into force of new UK-Luxembourg tax treaty to impact indirect holdings of UK real estate By Liz Wilson Claire Hawley HMRC has confirmed that a new double tax treaty that was signed by the UK and Luxembourg last year has been ratified by both countries...
01 Nov, 2023 Careless drafting costs tax By Liz Wilson The recent Upper Tribunal decision in McEnroe and Newman v HMRC demonstrates the importance of drafting the consideration clause in a...
19 Oct, 2023 Getting your house in order - the power of the green lease By Clare Harman Clark As the country gets to grips with its net zero targets, the pressure is on for commercial property to get its house in order. The UK...