https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comPropertyhttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eb096660cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eb096660cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Essendi UK Hotels 2 Ltd v London Property Company Ltd [2026] EWHC 1354 (TCC), the High Court held that a landlord's covenant to put and keep a hotel building in good and substantial condition required the removal and replacement of category 3 ACM cladding panels, despite there being no physical deterioration. The landlord had also breached the legal obligations covenant in the lease by not complying with its obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1541).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eb096660cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54a8bfa601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54a8bfa601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published two new pieces of guidance aimed at helping those going through the building control process for a higher-risk building (HRB).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54a8bfa601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iba32caaf5de511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iba32caaf5de511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/571) amend the framework for assessing housing hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3208), changing hazard bands, renaming harm classes and expanding the prescribed fire hazard definition. The Regulations come into force on 23 June 2026. Legal practitioners should particularly note the updated hazard band structure and harm class terminology. Local authorities will need to review their HHSRS policies, procedures and notice templates.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iba32caaf5de511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 5 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTHMRC published its new Mandatory Tax Adviser Registration manual on 1 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been re-published, superseding regulations of the same name published and laid before parliament on 22 April which were subsequently withdrawn.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8d3405db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8d3405db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 1 June 2026, sections 43 to 49 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025) come into force. Landlords of existing occupation contracts in Wales to which the changes apply have until 14 June 2026 to serve notice of the variation on their contract-holders.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75f8d3405db911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 29 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622eaee59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622eaee59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Mountview Estates plc v W8 Property Ltd [2026] UKUT 196 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) dismissed an appeal against the First-tier Tribunal's determination of the premium payable for a lease extension. The UT held that a flat agreed to be uninhabitable was nonetheless in good tenantable repair for valuation purposes.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622eaee59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b4357ca590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b4357ca590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published Article, Property Litigation column: When delay defeats ground (f): Pridewell Properties (London) Limited v Spirit Pub Company (Managed) Limited [2026] EWHC 953 (Ch) to the Property Litigation column.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b4357ca590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75236202590f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75236202590f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Into Nominee One Ltd and another v Study Group UK Ltd and another [2026] EWHC 1201 (TCC), the High Court rejected the tenant's argument that a lease of a purpose-built residential training school was frustrated by serious fire safety cladding defects or post-Grenfell legislation which made the property unfit for its intended use.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I75236202590f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0809462e540111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0809462e540111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 22 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0809462e540111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415da5c54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415da5c54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Building Safety Regulator's (BSR) Industry Competence Committee (ICC) has published guidance on complying with the building regulations competence management requirements.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415da5c54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d330354c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d330354c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has taken a series of steps aimed at improving the building safety system. These include launching a call for evidence on the built environment professions, responding to the Building Control Independent Panel's report on commercial interests in building control, and publishing its latest quarterly progress report on its progress towards implementing the Grenfell Tower public inquiry's recommendations.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d330354c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I480843234f1e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I480843234f1e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published Standard document, Co-working space licence.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I480843234f1e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f6244c352b111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f6244c352b111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a practice note giving an overview of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f6244c352b111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fef3a4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fef3a4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Caterpillar Property Ltd and another v Park Cakes Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 575, the Court of Appeal held that a tenant's unexercised option to renew did not constitute an "agreement for the grant of a future tenancy" under section 28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954). The lease therefore remained protected by Part II of the LTA 1954.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fef3a4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been withdrawn.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1e2c233b502f11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1e2c233b502f11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has made the Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/509), which make minor changes to the Responsible Actors Scheme (RAS) in England.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1e2c233b502f11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5da2a4f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5da2a4f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 15 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5da2a4f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I379bc8613e4f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I379bc8613e4f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe King's Speech 2026 has been delivered to both Houses of Parliament, and includes matters that will be of interest to public sector practitioners.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I379bc8613e4f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad680d44ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad680d44ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe King has outlined the government's priorities for the next parliamentary session in the King's Speech to the Houses of Parliament on 13 May 2026. This update considers the items that may interest property practitioners.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad680d44ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fcf294ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fcf294ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Land Registry has published the May issue of their Practice and Process newsletter.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fcf294ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3be656b34e5611f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3be656b34e5611f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Bennets Courtyard Ltd v Bennets Courtyard Airspace Ltd [2026] EWHC 1119 (Ch), the High Court held that an initial notice for collective enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was invalid because it was given to the purchaser of the freehold who had not yet been registered as proprietor.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3be656b34e5611f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2515735c4d4911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2515735c4d4911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Martin White v Sarah Brindley [2026] UKUT 184 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) allowed an appeal against a First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (FTT) decision that a tenant was not liable to pay insurance costs under their lease. The FTT had raised the lease construction point on its own initiative despite neither party raising it, and the tenant had declined to pursue the point when invited to do so.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2515735c4d4911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia1cf41794b6c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia1cf41794b6c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Zaman v Leeds City Council [2026] UKUT 180 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) dismissed an appeal and held that a building's status as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) within section 254(4) of the Housing Act 2004 does not prevent each dwelling in it from being treated as a separate house for Part 3 selective licensing purposes.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia1cf41794b6c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8941f16f486211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8941f16f486211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn EE Ltd v Clocktower Investments Ltd [2026] UKUT 163 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) held that rights to erect electronic communications apparatus were incorporeal hereditaments capable of being occupied under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, even though the demised premises themselves were unoccupied. The operator therefore could not seek new rights under the 2017 Electronic Communications Code.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8941f16f486211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idebb52b9449111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idebb52b9449111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has received Royal Assent and is now known as the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idebb52b9449111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29