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Local Authority Insight Series: Regeneration and the local authority estate
Lee Pickett and Rita Bange discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the law surrounding property of local authorities and the need for further regeneration of urban areas.
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All change: The implications of planning reform upon regeneration projects
There is a considerable amount of legislative and policy change taking place in town and country planning currently. Richard Barlow and Tansy Greer look at some of the key changes which are likely to impact regeneration projects.
Subsidy control: referral of subsidies
The financial threshold for referral of subsidies to the Competition Markets Authority is to increase from £10m to £25m with effect from 4 August 2025. Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose assess the likely impact of the move and the further news that two new ‘streamlined routes’ will also be created.
Recent CPO compensation decisions
Sarah Sutherland reviews the most significant CPO compensation decisions made recently by the Upper Tribunal.
NISTA Asset Condition Playbook – Key insights
Alison Martin, Ioan Davies and Thomas Hurst highlight some key points for consideration in NISTA’s Asset Condition Playbook.
12 things any new private finance model must address
New private finance models appear to be on the horizon. If that is true, how do we make them a success? Adrian Turner explains.
PFI: dealing with the distress signals
Caroline Mostowfi looks at the lessons to be learned from a recent report on addressing the risks of PFI project distress.
The Subsidy Control Principles - Applying them in practice
Jay Mehta sets out the key considerations for public authorities when it comes to the provision of subsidies.
Heat networks: What’s next
Ben Sheppard provides an update for commercial and industrial developers and heat users on heat network zoning in England, and takes a look at what’s next for heat network policy.
Refinements to the UK subsidy control regime
The Government has announced refinements to the UK Subsidy Control regime. Tim Pettman from the Department for Business and Trade sets out the key points.
Stadium developments and Subsidy Control
Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose look at how public authorities can secure regeneration benefits from large sports infrastructure projects.
Local authorities, leisure centres and VAT
James Lupton and Alex Tolcher look at the risks and rewards for local authorities of the agency model.
Guidance for BLOs and Information Orders
Giles Tagg and Thomas Adamson analyse long-awaited guidance for building liability orders and Information Orders.
Focusing on PFI expiry
A new report has highlighted how London boroughs are struggling to prepare for the expiry of their private finance initiative (PFI) contracts. This is a situation likely to be mirrored across local authorities nationwide, underscoring the need for greater attention to the issue from officers and lawyers alike, writes Caroline Mostowfi.
What next for coastal communities?
The Autumn Budget gave coastal communities no indication of a better tomorrow, writes Christopher Kerr.
CAAD appeals and costs
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has handed down the first decision to consider the principles to be applied, and the approach to be adopted, in an application for costs in a CAAD (certificate of appropriate alternative development) appeal. James Pereira KC and Mark O’Brien O’Reilly analyse the ruling.
Insolvency cover clarified – Peabody Trust v NHBC
The High Court has clarified – in a case involving a social landlord – when a cause of action accrues under insurance policies providing contractor insolvency cover, and therefore when the limitation period begins. William O’Brien and Alicia Ogborn explains the ruling.
Local authority owned companies and subsidy control
In the first in a two-part series on local authority owned companies, Alex Kynoch looks at the issue of subsidy control.
Can public sector guarantees help get Britain building again?
Nez Zein and Imogen Fisher look at the role public sector guarantees can play in unlocking housing delivery.
Subsidy control and economic growth
New investment vehicles introduced by Labour have the potential to drive growth, but risk being hampered by the current state of the subsidy control regime. Angelica Hymers offers ideas on small tweaks that could ensure regulation doesn’t hamper investment.
Double trouble
Emma Pearce and Arjen Xani analyse a recent High Court ruling on concurrent smash & grab and true value adjudications.
CPOs and ‘hope value’
‘Hope value’ of planning permission could now be ignored in some Compulsory Purchase Orders. Alex Dillistone and Libby Neilson look at what this will mean in practice.
Local authority companies: dissolution v dormancy
Matt Marsh looks at the options available to local authorities when they have concluded that their subsidiary companies are no longer required.
Navigating the termination process
Sam Phillips and Frank Alden set out the lessons from a recent Technology and Construction Court ruling.
Resisting enforcement of an adjudicator's decision
Mark Roach, Sarah Davies and Dawn Gowland review a recent High Court case where a contractor sought to enforce an adjudicator’s decision against a Welsh council.
Dealing with the Subsidy Advice Unit
Ruth Yates, Lucy Woods and Katie Gwyther provide some hints and tips for referrals to the Subsidy Advice Unit.
Infrastructure and Social Value in public contracts – making it concrete
Craig Elder sets out an approach to embedding social value in infrastructure projects.
The Levelling Up Fund: Round 3
Round 3 of the Levelling Up Fund is to be launched in November 2023. Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose look at the lessons learned so far and provide tips on how to secure a grant.
Long Term Plan for Towns
On 1 October 2023, the government announced 55 towns in the UK will each receive £20m to invest in local regeneration priorities over a 10 year term. Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose answer the main questions about this latest regeneration initiative.
Decarbonisation of Operational PFI Projects
Caroline Mostowfi considers the approach local authorities need to take when it comes to the decarbonisation of PFI projects.
Local authorities and the Building Safety Regulator
Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen look at the impact of the Building Safety Act 2022 on councils.
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