Property Shapers

Property Pulse: Navigating the refinancing squeeze - what borrowers need to know

Is your refinancing strategy ready for today’s tougher lending market? With higher interest rates, tighter credit conditions and pressure on asset values creating new challenges for borrowers, this article explores what is driving the refinancing squeeze and the practical steps borrowers can take now - from early lender engagement to flexible structuring and alternative funding options.

SIPP property and the 2027 IHT changes: is your structure still fit for purpose?

SIPP property structures have long been a useful planning tool for business owners, but changes coming in April 2027 could alter the position. This article looks at what the IHT changes may mean for commercial property held in a SIPP, and why now is a sensible time to check whether existing arrangements still work as intended.

Contractual control register: disclosure obligations now apply

Investors and developers entering into agreements to secure land for development need to consider whether new disclosure obligations will apply.

What US housing politics signals for the UK living sector: Edward Hughes-Power for Estates Gazette

In a recent piece for Estates Gazette, Commercial Real Estate Partner Edward Hughes-Power discusses how political pressure on large investors in housing, seen in the US, could also affect the UK living sector.

Are business rates reforms reshaping what gets built? Nick Minkoff for Estates Gazette

In a recent piece for Estates Gazette, Commercial Real Estate Partner Nick Minkoff explores the impact of business rates reforms on development.

The Building Safety Levy explained: Context, cost and consequences for the built environment

The Building Safety Levy (BSL) will significantly affect scheme viability, with particular impact on brownfield development and those schemes with a focus on communal space.

Supercharging growth: The Greater Oxford Development Corporation

The Government's ambitions for the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor are significant — and Oxford is firmly in the frame.

London Wall West development: High Court dismisses judicial review challenge

We are pleased to report that the High Court has dismissed all three grounds of judicial review brought against the grant of planning permission for the London Wall West development - a landmark mixed-use regeneration project in the heart of the City of London.

CIL Appeal victory: what this means for property owners

Mishcon de Reya has successfully appealed to the Valuation Office Agency to secure complete removal of an unexpected, and incorrect, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charge on a variation of a permission. The case illustrates that local authorities can and do still make significant mistakes with the complexities of CIL, and that there are circumstances for legitimate challenge.