Ashurst colleagues Alison Murrin and Richard Vernon pinpoint the legal trends and issues to watch out for in the UK’s real estate sector in 2024. Landmark legislation. Regulatory reform. Energy efficiency policy. In this episode, we take you on a whistlestop tour of 2024 in just 20 minutes – picking out the issues that will dominate the headlines in the UK’s real estate sector. Your tour guides are Ashurst’s Alison Murrin and Richard Vernon. Together they discuss a surprise shift in energy efficiency policy, the possible impacts of COP28, delays to the biodiversity net-gain target, rejected proposals on nutrient neutrality and the challenges of unlocking stalled developments. The legislative tour also takes in the Energy Act, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, the Renters Reform Bill, and the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, before concluding with a look at the Building Safety Act. To make sure you don’t miss any episodes of Ashurst Legal Outlook in 2024, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. The information provided is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all developments in the law and practice, or to cover all aspects of those referred to. Listeners should take legal advice before applying it to specific issues or transactions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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