Insights
Selling your property? Here's how to prepare and get legally ready
11 Jun 2025Selling a property can be a complex process. Many people focus on finding an estate agent, arranging photographs and viewings, negotiating a price and organising their move. However, one crucial step is often overlooked - getting your legal paperwork in order.
Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership 2025: An Important Update for Landlord Decision Making under the Equality Act 2010
16 May 2025A recent court decision offers practical guidance for landlords on the centrality of proportionality when seeking to take enforcement action against tenants where the Equality Act 2010 (the EA) is engaged.
Research - when do universities need to think about charity law?
20 Feb 2025Charity law can impact on a wide range of university projects, activities and decisions in ways that are not always obvious and sometimes overlooked.
Extension of Permitted Development Rights for higher education institutions
20 Feb 20252021 saw several changes to Permitted Development Rights for universities in England. These allow universities to carry out certain types of development without needing full planning permission. Instead they can use a faster process called prior approval.
What's in the laboratory store? Legal checks before starting research on or using materials
20 Feb 2025New materials might seem safe but, in the absence of positive, detailed evidence of safety, it is best to assume they might not be. Here are some compliance areas you could find beneficial to add to your project compliance checklist.
University catering contracts - serving up success
20 Feb 2025Where food provision is outsourced, your University wants to be comfortable that you have the contractual levers in place to make sure that delivery by your caterer meets your, and your students' expectations.
