United Kingdom: Construction & Planning

Subscribe

Real estate law and construction law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as construction and planning, conveyancing, estate management, land law and agriculture, and real estate law.

Enforcement Powers Of The Building Safety Regulator: Key Lessons From Recent Case Law

Dame Judith Hackitt's Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy highlighted that regulatory oversight was inadequate and enforcement powers were "often not pursued"...

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Contractual Control Rights: How To Prepare For The New Disclosure Regime

Draft regulations introduce a new public register of contractual control rights over land in England and Wales, imposing major new disclosure duties on developers - making early preparation essential.

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Operational Resilience For Critical Infrastructure

Infrastructure is getting smarter as it becomes more connected to IT systems, remote sensors and AI. This increases its utility but exposes it to new cyber and operational risks.

United Kingdom Government

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

Beyond The Battlefield: Private Equity, PPPs, And The Future Of UK Defence Infrastructure?

Capital and maintenance spending in defence infrastructure has frequently been delayed or cancelled in the recent past, largely as a result of budgetary pressure.

United Kingdom Government

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Streamlining Building Control For Telecoms: Key Takeaways From The Government's Consultation

United Kingdom Real Estate

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Dispute Resolution In Data Centre Projects: Proactive Strategies For A High-stakes Environment

United Kingdom Litigation

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Thomas Barnes & Sons Plc (In Administration) v Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

The Providence v Hexagon Ruling: Implications For JCT Contracts

United Kingdom Real Estate

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

Data Centres And The NSIP Regime: A Significant Shift In The Consenting Landscape

United Kingdom Real Estate

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

Legal Terms Explained: Expert Determination

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Top 5 Construction Cases Of 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Construction Products Reform White Paper Published: Key Headlines

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

TCC Confirms: Stopping An On-demand Bond Call Is (Still) Nearly Impossible

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Smash And Grab (AKA Payment Notice Dispute) Adjudications: Where Are We Now?

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

Government Signals Retrospective Extension Of ILR Route To Ten Years

United Kingdom Immigration

WB

WestBridge Business Immigration

Episode 18: Massive Attack Helped Me Build A Multi-million Pound Business (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Five Governance Essentials To Reduce False Claims Act Risk

United Kingdom Commercial

A

AlixPartners

Tech Predictions For 2026: The Year Ahead Promises To Be Anything But Predictable

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

UK Biodiversity Net Gain: The Requirements, The Context, And What Businesses Need To Know

With the recent launch of a biodiversity credits policy forum at COP 30, the UK's notable steps on biodiversity regulation coincide with heightened global policy attention on this area.

United Kingdom Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

Planning And Infrastructure Act 2025 – Update On Implementation

The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (PIA) has set out an ambitious range of planning reforms, and 18 February 2026 marked a significant step with many provisions of the the PIA now formally in force.

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Biodiversity Net Gain For Minor, Medium And Brownfield Development, And NSIPs

In May last year (2025), the government published two consultations relating to biodiversity net gain (BNG) asking for suggestions on how the existing system could be improved...

United Kingdom Real Estate

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd

We have discussed this case previously in Dispatch, Issues 290, 291 and 304. Providence had brought a Part 8 claim seeking a declaration against Hexagon...

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

CR Construction (UK) Company Ltd v Barclays Bank PLC

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

Legal Terms Explained: Float In Construction Contracts

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Legal Developments In Construction Law: February 2026

United Kingdom Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2: What The Third Progress Report Tells Us, And What's Next

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Gearing Up In A Challenging Legislative Environment For The Rural Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Trend-spotting For The Senior Living Sector In 2026

United Kingdom Real Estate

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Procedural Failures Fatal To Variation Claims Under FIDIC Yellow Book: Uniform Building Contractors V Water And Sewerage Authority Of Trinidad & Tobago

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Confirms Assignees Can Refer Construction Disputes To Adjudication

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Court Confirms The Right To Adjudication In Construction Contracts Extends To Assignees

United Kingdom Real Estate

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Updated Energy NPS: Impacts On Planning, Financing And Transactions

United Kingdom Energy

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Procedural Failures Fatal To Variation Claims Under FIDIC Yellow Book: Uniform Building Contractors V Water And Sewerage Authority Of Trinidad & Tobago

In Uniform Building Contractors Ltd v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago [2026] UKPC 2, the Privy Council has allowed the employer's...

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Confirms Assignees Can Refer Construction Disputes To Adjudication

A recent decision of the Technology and Construction Court has confirmed that where a party assigns its rights under a construction contract...

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Court Confirms The Right To Adjudication In Construction Contracts Extends To Assignees

The Technology and Construction Court in Paragon Group Limited v FK Facades Limited ruled an assignee is entitled to adjudicate under a construction contract.

United Kingdom Real Estate

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Updated Energy NPS: Impacts On Planning, Financing And Transactions

Updates to the National Planning Policy on Energy for new energy infrastructure projects – reflecting the Government's current energy priorities - came into force on 6 January 2026.

United Kingdom Energy

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The New Heat Networks Regime: What Do Regulated Businesses Need To Do And When?

United Kingdom Real Estate

TS

Travers Smith LLP

The New Decent Homes Standard: What Landlords And Tenants Need To Know

On 28 January 2026, the Government published its policy statement on the new Decent Homes Standard (DHS).

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Be Careful When Terminating Due To Late Interim Payments!

The case of Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited concerns the interpretation of a termination clause in a JCT Design and Build Contract.

United Kingdom Real Estate

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Government Sets Out Major Reforms To Leasehold And Commonhold: Key Changes Explained

On 27 January 2026, the Government published the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill alongside supporting papers, setting out a package to modernise property ownership

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

High Court Rejects Attempt By Noteholders To Remove And Replace Trustee Against Wishes Of Issuer

Court grants declaratory relief on construction of loan participation note transaction documents to the effect that only the Issuer had the right to appoint a new Trustee...

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK's Planning And Infrastructure Act 2025: Infrastructure Aspects

United Kingdom Real Estate

JD

Jones Day

Governing AI In Arbitration And The CIArb AI Guideline

United Kingdom Litigation

GW

Gowling WLG

UK's Planning And Infrastructure Act 2025: Planning Aspects

United Kingdom Real Estate

JD

Jones Day

Termination Troubles: Supreme Court Settles The Providence v Hexagon Debate

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

The ICE Payment Notice Dispute Model Adjudication Procedure: Worth Considering?

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

Textual Providence And The Gospel Of JCT – Termination Clauses Interpreted: Providence Building Services V Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1

United Kingdom Real Estate

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Court Of Appeal Upholds Contractual Limits On Challenging Enforcement Action In Cross-border Finance Transaction

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning Of Contractor Termination Clause In Widely Used JCT Standard Form Of Contract

United Kingdom Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Homes For London Consultations - Closing Soon

United Kingdom Real Estate

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Supreme Court Unanimously Allows Providence v. Hexagon Appeal

United Kingdom Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

Late Payments: Not Such Thin Ice After All

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

Payment Under Construction Contracts - Payment And Pay Less Notices Subject To Further Judicial Consideration

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Biodiversity Net Gain – Now And Into The Future

United Kingdom Real Estate

SO

Square One

Right To Roam v Right To Resort: Planning Permission Granted For Center Parcs Scotland

United Kingdom Real Estate

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Legal Developments In Construction Law: January 2026

United Kingdom Real Estate

MB

Mayer Brown

See more

Latest Videos

See more

Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog - May 2025 (Video)

D

Devonshires

Closing The Books: Managing Final Accounts In JCT And NEC Contracts (Video)

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

Biodiversity Net Gain - 12 Months In (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Top 5 Construction Cases Of 2024 (Video)

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Navigating The Complexity Of Succession Planning: Lessons From A Case Study (Video)

IG

IR Global

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More