4 mins
02 Feb 2026
AI in the built environment: FOMO not fear
In this article, Rosie Hill and Dominic Hordern explore how the built environment sector can build confidence, improve digital literacy, and adopt AI to unlock its greatest asset.
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Built environment blog
Our built environment blog offers you regular updates and commentary on the latest legal news in the ever-changing aspects of the built environment.
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3 mins
02 Feb 2026
Re-thinking the real estate finance landscape in 2026
After a period of uncertainty and volatility in the real estate finance market in recent years, 2026 brings hopes of building on 2025’s steady recovery, but the landscape is still changing. In this blog, we explore the real estate landscape in more detail.
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3 mins
27 Nov 2025
The tightrope of environmental protection and unlocking development
The last few weeks have seen the national planning regime try to navigate the tricky tightrope between the twin aims of unlocking development and protecting the environment.
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2 mins
26 Nov 2025
When waste becomes taxable: Unauthorised waste disposal and landfill tax
A recent tax tribunal decision has significant implications for both developers and landowners involved in site works/material movement and stockpiling.
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2 mins
03 Sep 2025
Reimagining retirement: How Netflix, The Thursday Murder Club, and Generation Joy are advancing the UK’s retirement living sector
As the UK faces the challenges of an aging population, cultural storytelling and advocacy are helping reshape how retirement living is perceived and embraced.
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2 mins
25 Jul 2025
Applying placemaking principles in industrial settings
For years, industrial estates have been the workhorses of the built environment, functional, efficient, and, let’s be honest, often uninspiring. But as the expectations of occupiers evolve, so too must the spaces we create for them.
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2 mins
09 Jul 2025
Environment agency introduces new waste exemption charges from 1 July 2025
From 1 July 2025, the Environment Agency (EA) has implemented a new charging regime for waste exemptions in England. These changes are part of a broader effort to modernise environmental regulation, improve oversight, and ensure cost recovery for services provided by the EA.
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3 mins
13 May 2025
Could the Reserved Investor Fund help towards solving the housing crisis?
The UK’s housing shortage is a serious issue that continues to affect millions of people each year. We are all too familiar with the financial challenges the affordable housing sector faces when building new homes.
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2 mins
02 May 2025
Pets, Protections, and Periodic Tenancies: the Renters Rights Bill in a snapshot
The Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) is a significant piece of legislation for the rental sector with potential for having a huge impact on the UK property market and wider economy.
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3 mins
10 Mar 2025
Future-proofing – what is Build-to-Rent's Role in the Housing Crisis
It would be fair to say I’ve seen my fair share of lively discussions about the UK’s housing crisis but the recent roundtable I jointly hosted with JLL and AEW was a real coming together of minds and ideas.
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12 Apr 2023
12 UK investment zones announced as part of Spring Budget 2023 – universities’ role
As a key part of the government’s levelling-up plans and focus on growth, the spring Budget announced a scaled-back version of the Liz Truss administration’s previous investment zones...
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3 mins
05 Oct 2022
Is the Life Sciences sector running out of lab space?
The Oxford-Cambridge arc is home to a hugely productive and innovative life sciences sector and despite significant business space demand across Oxford and Cambridge, there is an equally significant lack of supply.
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