HMO/Co-living

The rise of sustainable investment:

The increase in hunger for environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing is rapidly generating a surge in new products and services. The growth of sustainable investment in  financial markets accounts for approximately 40% of all professionally managed assets across the big HICs. Arguably, the reason for this is the policy agenda whereby there has been increasing numbers of regulation put in place surrounding sustainable finance. At the start of COVID-19, it was noticed that there was a debate whether ESG investing would ‘outperform’ other investment funds

HMO/Co-living, Property Consulting

HMO: Legal relevance of “proposed mode of occupation”

The power to impose conditions under sections 64 and 67, Housing Act 2004, in order to make an HMO suitable for a particular number of households or persons, can be used so as to limit the class of persons for whom the HMO is suitable. Part 2 of the 2004 Act the manner of occupation of a house and the general characteristics of occupants are considered relevant in contexts connected with HMOs and with housing standards generally. Therefore, in certain circumstances the operation of the legislative scheme will depend on the personal characteristics of the occupants or th