Property development – the latest news

This is the second development, planning and construction update of 2025, providing an update on all the recent issues that a property lawyer needs to know, including:

• Restrictive Covenants: guidance from Great Jackson St Estates Ltd v Council of the City of Manchester
• Easements: developments arising from the Ludgate House cases (Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd and Powell v Ludgate House Ltd)
• Planning: analysis of a range of recent decisions with implications for development projects
• Collateral warranties and the effect of the Legal and General decision
• Building Safety Act 2022: the Court of Appeal decisions in the Adriatic and Triathlon Homes cases (including the effect on corporate transactions of the Triathlon Homes decision); Almacantar v de Valk; the Building Safety Levy Regulations; an update on the issues arising from roof gardens; the latest news on delays relating to the Gateways process and what is being done to improve the position; update on the Remediation Acceleration Plan