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Stay in control and avoid costly last-minute surprises
Premises’ repair, maintenance and dilapidations liabilities are easily overlooked but your obligations can pose significant financial risks, particularly at lease expiry. Rachel Croft and Stephanie Trompeter provide practical steps to help you manage and save mone
How to manage repairs and reduce your dilapidations liability: a practical guide for charities and social enterprises
Rachel Croft and Stephanie Trompeter, real estate dispute resolution specialists at Hempsons, offer practical advice for charities and social enterprises in relation to repair and dilapidations liabilities under their leases.
Real estate podcast: securing value for money for NHS Providers
Real estate partner, Ann Cojeen, shares tips on securing value for money in NHS property transactions and disputes.
GP Surgery Improvement Grants under the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund
Discover how GP practices can navigate the legal and procedural steps to unlock NHS grant funding for premises improvements, with expert support from Hempsons.
5 Essential Tips for GPs to Manage Lease Dilapidations
GPs often face significant repair obligations for leased premises. This article provides five practical tips to help GPs plan ahead, manage repairs, understand landlord intentions, and navigate lease expiry to minimize dilapidations claims and financial exposure
What do the NHS Premises Costs Directions 2024 mean for practices?
The new NHS Premises Costs Directions are here and usher in long-awaited changes to the system of funding for GP surgery premises in England. Commercial property partner Bryn Morgan discusses what the changes mean for GP practices.
New GP Premises Costs Directions – they are here!
NHS England have published the long-awaited refreshed Premises Costs Directions governing the NHS funding of primary care estate in England.
Property and Charities Act 2022 reforms
March 7th 2024 saw the bringing into force of the final provisions of the Charities Act 2022 (ChA 2022) affecting charity property transactions.
Biodiversity net gain on new commercial developments
With sustainability of the built environment now so high on the political agenda, anyone involved in the development of new housing and commercial development is probably already aware of the government’s proposals for a mandatory biodiversity net gain (or “BNG”) requirement on such developments.
Charities Act 2022 reforms: Amendments to charity property provisions
On 14 June the second group of reforms under the Charities Act 2022 were brought into force by the Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving provisions) Regulations 2023. These reforms bring in some important amendments to the provisions dealing with charity property and aim to simplify some of the statutory requirements.
Settlement in BMA / NHSPS Service Charges Dispute
Hempsons support Envisage Dental on their latest practice acquisition
Hempsons’ corporate and real estate teams have acted for Envisage Dental in their acquisition of a private dental practice in Kent.
Hempsons complete further acquisition for Modular Group Investments (MGI)
Hempsons’ corporate and real estate teams have acted for Modular Group Investments (MGI) in their acquisition of Oakland Glass. The transaction completed on 8 February.
Trust registration service and the impact on GP partnership property
Since 2017 trustees have had obligations to register and provide information about trusts and their beneficiaries to HMRC’s Trust Registration Service (the TRS).