| 1 | Legislation tracker note: Greater London Authority Act 2007 A brief summary of what the legislation covers and commencement provisions, with links to further information. | Articles | Maintained |
| 2 | Legislation tracker note: Localism Act 2011 A table that shows when the sections of the Localism Act 2011 relevant to the property industry come into force. | Articles | Maintained |
| 3 | Legislation tracker note: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 A brief summary of what the legislation covers and commencement provisions, with links to further information. | Articles | Maintained |
| 4 | New content: Academies under the Academies Act: property ... PLC Public Sector has published a new practice note on the Academies Act 2010. | Articles | Maintained |
| 5 | Building Act 1984: council's liability for compensation The High Court has held that a council was liable to pay compensation under section 106 of the Building Act 1984 as a result of the exercise of the council’s statutory powers restricting access to a pier because of concerns for public safety. | Articles | 30-May-2013 |
| 6 | Planning permission: compensation payable is a factor The Supreme Court has upheld a decision that, when considering whether to revoke or modify a planning permission, a local planning authority could take into account any compensation that it would consequently be liable to pay. | Articles | 30-Aug-2012 |
| 7 | Regulation of Residential Real Estate Spreads Across China This Law Firm Publication by SNR Denton examines China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development’s recent announcement that encourages city authorities across the country to implement more stringent residential real estate regulations. Shanghai and Beijing have already implemented the regulations which included, among other things, a property tax on residential properties and a quota on new home purchases. | Articles | 03-Nov-2011 |
| 8 | New Rules for Forested Area Leases This Law Firm Publication by Goltsblat BLP looks at the new approved procedure in the Russian Federation for preparing and concluding leases for state/municipally owned forest areas, following the expiration of the old procedure on 16 October 2011. | Articles | 27-Oct-2011 |
| 9 | EIA Regulations The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1824) have come into force. | Articles | 01-Sep-2011 |
| 10 | Compulsory acquisition of land: developers The High Court has held that the purpose of the compulsory acquisition of land under section 226 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 did not include the need for the local planning authority to secure that the development was carried out by a particular developer. | Articles | 01-Dec-2010 |
| 11 | Flooding: new legislation Secondary legislation has been published enabling the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to give effect to certain aspects of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and introducing additional flood risk management functions for regulatory authorities. | Articles | 27-Oct-2010 |
| 12 | Building Regulations The Building Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/2214) and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/2215) have been published. | Articles | 29-Sep-2010 |
| 13 | Nuisance: extent of a duty of care to abate The Court of Appeal has held that it was not reasonable to expect a local authority to carry out and pay for substantial works to abate a nuisance on its land which had been caused by a neighbouring owner. | Articles | 28-Jul-2010 |
| 14 | Compulsory purchase: choosing between alternative schemes The Supreme Court has held that a local authority was not legally entitled to have regard to a proposed cross-subsidy enabling development of an unconnected site when considering whether to exercise its compulsory purchase powers in relation to another site. | Articles | 30-Jun-2010 |
| 15 | Legislation tracker note: Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 A brief summary of what the legislation covers and commencement provisions, with links to further information. | Articles | 14-May-2010 |
| 16 | Town and village greens: use of land as of right The Supreme Court has held that a common should be registered as a village green under section 15 of the Commons Act 2006. For full coverage of this case, see PLC Property, Legal update Registration of town and village greens: use of land "as of right" (Supreme Court). | Articles | 28-Apr-2010 |
| 17 | Permission to connect to sewers The Supreme Court has held that a sewerage undertaker could not refuse a developer permission to connect to a public sewer on the ground that the intended location was unsatisfactory. For full coverage of this case, see PLC Property, Legal update, Permission to connect to sewers (Supreme Court) (full update). | Articles | 27-Jan-2010 |