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Across the UK, universities and Higher Education Institutions receive millions of pounds each year through legacies left to them in wills. These contributions often fund scholarships, research, capital projects, or specialist collections. For many institutions, they form a vital income steam and essential part of long-term financial planning. 

A review of recent developments in subsidy control and what they mean for universities and research organisations.

Subsidiaries are widely used in the higher education sector to open up the range of activities universities can undertake, diversify income streams, manage risk and access more agile operational and staffing models.  While the legal and commercial reasons for structuring a new venture through a subsidiary may be varied, charity law compliance will often be a key driver. This article explores how charity law impacts decisions to use a subsidiary and the structuring of the relationship with the parent university. 

The Office for Students (OfS) recently announced reforms to its conditions of registration for higher education providers in England, following consultation earlier this year. New initial conditions of registration and new registration requirements have been introduced which broadly reflect the proposals on which the OfS consulted.

While the higher education (HE) sector has been abuzz with news of a new 'super-university', it may have paid less attention to the recent upticks in new overseas branch campuses and transnational education (TNE) students.

On 6 October, the Government launched a consultation on reforming residential conveyancing in England and Wales. The proposals aim to make property transactions faster, more transparent and more reliable.