Bringing brownfield sites back to use. Remediation of contaminated land
This is the first instalment in a series of blog posts which will present different remediation technologies for cleaning up contaminated sites and examples of their implementation in the UK.
New commercial property partner at Blackstone Solicitors
Greater Manchester based firm Blackstone Solicitors have brought in a new commercial property partner. The firm, founded in 2010 and headed by Emma Nawaz say Michelle Rothburn will be a valuable team member. Blackstone say Michelle has extensive knowledge of her field of work enabling her to advise her clients on all aspects of commercial property […]
David Lammy criticises privatisation of Land Registry in Commons debate
MP for Tottenham David Lammy has called on the government to halt the privatisation of Land Registry, saying it will have “serious consequences for transparency” with the government “itching” to sell it off. Several MPs also expressed concerns, fearing the effects of potentially swapping a public monopoly for a private one. Lammy also cited figures […]
Mark Carney looks to calm post EU referendum fears with hints of summer rate cut
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has hinted that interest rates could be cut further from their historic low of 0.5% in the summer as a result of the vote to leave the European Union. The Monetary Policy Committee meet on 14th July and the decision to cut rates could be made then. The news […]
