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The UK Government has given its initial response to the Budget REIT consultation.

Delivering commercial solutions in the REIT market for REITs, financial institutions and investment Banks.

On Budget Day 2011, the UK Government announced that it wanted comments on possible changes to the UK REIT rules, with the aim of encouraging new investment via REITs by relaxing certain of the conditions. The consultation was well received by the real estate...

Delivering commercial solutions in the REIT market for REITs, financial institutions and investment Banks.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC") Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight has issued a no-action letter that exempts an operator of a mortgage REIT ("mREIT") that satisfies certain specified criteria from the requirements applicable...

Market and regulatory factors are driving significant change in the real estate sector. What lessons can we learn? And what can we expect in the future? In our first Real Estate webinar, Clifford Chance specialists examine the latest developments and consider...

Rentals in Belgium are almost always linked to the consumer price index. Economic policy arguments are now being raised to end this practice.

Recently the Financial Action Task Force has published the report of the mutual evaluation of the Netherlands, assessing its level of compliance with the FATF requirements for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. It describes and analyses...

The High Court has handed down judgment in Capita Alternative Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance Trust (Channel Islands) Limited (1) and Matrix-Securities Limited (2) v Drivers Jonas (a firm) [2011] EWHC 2336. In his thorough...

The Government has announced a consultation on the UK REIT regime with a view to kick-starting interest in establishing new REITs.  It will concentrate on changing a number of problem areas which have stunted the entry of new REITs into the market to date. Key...