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Healthcare briefing: Liberty Safeguards, care homes and the social care sector

The recent healthcare sector briefing by Eversheds includes the deprivation of Liberty Safeguards update, the impact of cuts on care homes and the challenges in the social care sector.

Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 04 March 2011 | Practice Area: Health Care

What the Comprehensive Spending Review means for housing providers

The long awaited Comprehensive Spending Review is complete and there are implications for housing providers. The headline figures are not as stark as first thought, but the cuts are thought to be the deepest in living memory. In this briefing, Shoosmiths takes a closer look.

Law Firm: Shoosmiths | Published: 21 October 2010 | Practice Area: Social Housing

Property update, October 2010

The latest UK real estate update from UK law firm Wragge & Co, in which the firm’s real estate lawyers comment on legal issues and take note of any action points that will help you and your organisation.

Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 18 October 2010 | Practice Area: Commercial Property

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Kay v United Kingdom: human rights and property law

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that by failing to allow litigants to put forward a case based on human rights law in proceedings brought by a local authority, the UK has breached the European Convention on Human Rights.

Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 07 October 2010 | Practice Area: Local Authorities

Green light for UK tax increment financing

Nick Clegg this week announced his intention to grant local authorities powers to borrow against predicted growth in their locally raised business rates. Nabarro argues that this is a positive statement of intent from the government.

Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 23 September 2010 | Practice Area: Property Finance

Wragge & Co property update - September

Wragge & Co September property law update includes coverage of the right to rescind under a conditional contract; when a lease is not a lease; whether a tenant is liable for the actions of a subtenant and to what extent can a seller pass risk for title defects to a buyer.

Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 20 September 2010 | Practice Area: Conveyancing

Connaught: The do's and don'ts

KPMG is to handle the administration of Connaught's social housing unit, Connaught Partnerships. KPMG hopes that CPL’s services will be maintained as far as possible, with contracts and employees transferred to alternative providers. This briefing explains what to do if one has a contract with CPL...view abstract

Law Firm: Shoosmiths | Published: 20 September 2010 | Practice Area: Social Housing

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Nabarro's real estate update: September

Nabarro’s September update for those in the real estate sector. Contents include: Utility Supplies – Deemed Contracts and CRC implications; Rent guarantees – Heads of terms and negotiation issues; Letters of Intent – Supreme Court holds that terms in an unsigned contract can be binding.

Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 15 September 2010 | Practice Area: Landlord and Tenant

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The potential of joint ventures to deliver new homes via Local Housing Companies

This report was commissioned by Nabarro to get a clearer view on one of the key issues facing local government today – identifying the most effective methods of delivering new homes. It focuses on joint ventures, investigating LHCs as one option.

Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 03 August 2010 | Practice Area: Planning and Development

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Changes to the Construction Act and the Scheme – a quick round-up

In this briefing, Hammonds offer a “coffee-break” version of the amendments to the Construction Act 1996 and the consequential amendments currently proposed for the Scheme.

Law Firm: Hammonds | Published: 19 May 2010 | Practice Area: Construction

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