7/4/2017. Local authorities were given a new tool to tackle rogue landlords on 6 April by new measures empowering them to impose civil penalties up to £30,000 as an alternative to prosecution for a range of offences. Any income generated

07/04/2017. Government proposals to establish a public register showing the beneficial owners* of UK property controlled by overseas companies will set an international precedent and “strengthen the UK’s position as a world leader in corporate transparency and anti-corruption”, claims the

05/04/2017. Drivers of pre-2016 diesel cars and pre-2006 petrol cars will have to pay £24 to drive through central London on a weekday from 8th April 2019, under plans announced by Mayor Sadiq Khan for charging in London’s Ultra Low

31/03/2017. The food industry is digesting a new challenge issued by Public Health England to reduce the amount of sugar consumed by children in every day foods by 5% by August 2017 and 20% by 2020, using three approaches.  1) 

31/03/2017. Since 1 March, farmers and other land managers have been able to submit applications for Hedgerows and Boundaries and Woodland Management Plan grants through Rural Payments’ online service. ‘Countryside Stewardship: woodland management plan grant manual 2017’ and the ‘Countryside