Real Estate Bulletin - May 2025

Below are summaries of key developments in the real estate sector for May

30 May 2025

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From Strategy to Implementation: Delivering Net Zero in Real Estate

Our next breakfast briefing is on 11 June 2025 at CityPoint – find out more and register here.

Supreme Court judgment: URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd

Catch up on our recent webinar where we look at the Supreme Court judgment, URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd, and the significant impacts for those in the building safety world.

Construction contract by WhatsApp and payment applications

A construction contract was formed during an exchange of WhatsApp messages. Here we take a look at the case background, the decision and what we view as the key implications.

Tenant successfully challenges payment of insurance rent

This High Court case involves a landlord and tenant dispute related to the payment of insurance premiums for a cinema which forms part of the Trocadero Centre in London. We take a look at the decision here.

Catch up on our latest ESG view including the UK developments below:

  • FCA pauses plans to extend SDR to portfolio managers (asset management)
  • Climate Change Committee report on climate adaptation.

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