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Sustainable Real Estate
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Jun 24, 2026

Non-Domestic MEES: Government Confirms EPC B Target for Larger Commercial Buildings

After years of regulatory limbo, last week the Government finally published an interim response to its 2019 and 2021 consultations on non-domestic MEES.  The update confirmed a target of EPC B for…
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Feb 03, 2026

Updated Energy NPS: Impacts on planning, financing and transactions

Updates to the National Planning Policy on Energy for new energy infrastructure projects – reflecting the Government’s current energy priorities - came into force on 6 January 2026. This policy…
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Jan 08, 2025

Energy Performance of Buildings regime - MHCLG and DESNZ set out ambitious targets in a new consultation building on the previous MEES consultations

The UK government has launched a consultation to reform the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regime, a crucial step towards achieving the nation’s ambitious net-zero targets by 2050. This…
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Nov 20, 2024

COP29 Update – Decarbonising the Built Environment: the Challenges and Opportunities

The decarbonisation of the built environment is likely to be on the UK Government’s agenda as it looks to make good on its commitment at COP29 to cut carbon emissions by 81% from 1990s level by 2035.…
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Jun 20, 2024

Significant implications for environmental assessment of major projects

The Supreme Court’s judgment in R(Finch) v Surrey County Council  [2024] UKSC 20 has potentially significant implications on how environmental impacts of major projects are assessed.  The question at…
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Dec 14, 2023

Real Estate Sustainability: Benchmarking and best practice

Our study helped us to identify three key dimensions of sustainability-focused real estate investment that enable us to compare different regions and their progress towards greener portfolios.
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