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International Restructuring Newswire
Welcome to the Q2 2024 edition of the Norton Rose Fulbright International Restructuring Newswire.
United Kingdom | Publication | February 2022
In the UK, different systems of property law operate in each jurisdiction (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). While some legal concepts are similar, there are plenty of distinctions to navigate and to catch out the unwary. Generally, the law and rules relating to property matters are the same in England and Wales. However, the devolution of government in the UK has gradually led to a number of changes and a growing and evolving body of Welsh law.
In England and Wales, minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for landlords in the private rented sector have been in force since 1 April 2018. These provide that, with some exclusions and exemptions, a landlord cannot grant a new – or renew an existing – tenancy of a property if it does not have an EPC rating of E or higher. Since 1 April 2020, private sector residential landlords have not been able to continue to let a sub-standard property. Landlords of commercial premises with tenancies already in place on 1 April 2018 must comply from 1 April 2023.
The UK Government recently issued four consultations to raise the energy efficiency bar by introducing:
Consultation responses are “currently being analysed” in each case, so we should expect further developments during the course of 2022.
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Welcome to the Q2 2024 edition of the Norton Rose Fulbright International Restructuring Newswire.
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n a long-running dispute, taking in no less than three arbitrations spanning 26 years cumulatively (involving allegations of state interference in the arbitral process), the Court has provided useful guidance on the ss.67 and 68 challenges, particularly in the context of investor-state claims.
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