MEES – are you ready for the changes from 1st April 2023?
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/962), (‘MEES Regulations’) have been around for some time now with the aim of improving the energy efficiency of private rented property in the England and Wales, as...
New beneficial ownership register for overseas owners of UK real estate
The much anticipated Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 was passed on 15 March 2022. It was rushed through Parliament in just over two weeks in response to the war in Ukraine and pressure to crack down on Russian...
Moorcrofts advises LPC Construction and Halo Hire on a restructure and partial...
Moorcrofts LLP has advised the continuing shareholders of LPC Construction Limited (“LPC”) and Halo Hire Limited (“Halo”) on a restructuring and partial exit. LPC has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry and specialise in civil engineering and cable...
Autumn Statement 2022 – A Brief Round-Up
Last week (23 September 2022), Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivered the 2022 Autumn Statement, which included the “Growth Plan 2022”. The Growth Plan includes certain measures introduced in a bid to boost the UK’s economy and growth in a period of...
Moorcrofts advises MMR Research Worldwide Limited
Moorcrofts advises MMR Research Worldwide Limited on its move to new premises at The Business Centre, Wokingham. Moorcrofts Commercial Property Team has advised MMR Research Worldwide Limited, one of the world’s leading agencies providing sensory product modelling for clients such... New beneficial ownership register for overseas owners of UK real estate
The much anticipated Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 was passed on 15 March 2022. It was rushed through Parliament in just over two weeks in response to the war in Ukraine and pressure to crack down on Russian...
Coronavirus arrears recovery scheme and new Code of Practice announced
The government has introduced draft legislation to Parliament which will establish a binding arbitration process for commercial landlords and tenants with regard to rent arrears resulting from periods of enforced lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill...
A clean sweep for Moorcrofts practice heads by Chambers and Partners UK
Esteemed legal directory, Chambers and Partners UK has named all of Moorcrofts practice heads as ‘leading individuals’ in the new 2022 guide, which identifies and ranks the most outstanding lawyers and law firms from across the UK by undertaking independent...
Moorcrofts Highly Commended in The Lawyer Awards 2021
Leading Corporate and Technology Law firm, Moorcrofts LLP is delighted to announce that it has been Highly Commended in The Lawyer Awards 2021, in the Boutique Firm of the Year category. The Lawyer Awards is the leading awards initiative within...
Moorcrofts Extends SpecialEffect Partnership
Moorcrofts Corporate Law, will be extending its charity partnership with SpecialEffect until April 2022. SpecialEffect was appointed as Moorcrofts’ charity of the year in 2019 with the proposal to have the partnership in place for two-years. However, with fundraising heavily…
Further extension to Covid-19 forfeiture and rent recovery restrictions
The Government announced on 16 June 2021 that the existing restrictions preventing Landlords of commercial premises from evicting their Tenants for non-payment of rent will remain in place for a further nine months, until 25 March 2022. Rent recovery restrictions…