Developer De-brief

Summer 2021 edition

Welcome to our summer edition of Developer de-brief. It remains a very busy time for the Construction Team. We continue to deal with robust drafting for COVID, Brexit and fire regulatory issues in development documentation and it is good news that developers are still progressing their builds. Progress is somewhat hampered by the current challenges of rising costs and limited availability of many materials and resources. In a number of cases this has led to negotiating and agreeing to source equivalent materials in order to keep to the programme and on budget.

This edition of Developer de-brief includes an update in respect of the residential development property tax to be introduced in 2022 to help pay for combustible-cladding remediation on tower blocks and we consider the importance of building safe developments with green credentials. We also consider the opportunities that the changes to Permitted Development bring to developers in town centres. We hope you find these articles helpful and we welcome your feedback. If you would like to see a particular area or topic featured in future issues, please get in touch.

Our national Real Estate team works with a wide spectrum of developer clients and we have expertise in all aspects of the development process from inception to completion and beyond, to management of the asset. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to see if we can help you and your business.

Zoe Stollard
Partner, Construction

Dates for your diary

Please contact events@clarkewillmott.com if you are interested in attending any of the events below, or would like further information.

• Clarke Willmott Property Series, Tuesday 28 September 2021

In this edition

Cladding Tax Update

On 10 February, Robert Jenrick MP announced a number of measures in respect of the funding of cladding remediation works, a topic which was brought to the fore following the tragedy of Grenfell. Part of that announcement was in respect of the introduction of two new taxes. Read more >>

Class E to Residential

The Government has enacted a new Permitted Development right (Class MA) which enables the conversion of Class E buildings to dwellings. Read more >>

Fire Safety Act 2021 receives Royal Assent

On 29 April 2021 the Fire Safety Bill – the subject of much debate and commentary – received Royal Assent. Read more >>

Adverse Possession and Rights of Way – The search for an unequivocal act

The recent High Court decision in Amirtharaja v White highlights the difficulties in trying to establish adverse possession of land which is being used for access. Read more >>

Clean air: what is not to like

Dale Edwards, Strategic Consultant – Green Energy, discusses the importance of clean air and the potential implications in securing it, on planning in the future. Read more >>