Maximising Value

Current market conditions and recent case law developments are resulting in development being increasingly risk-averse in respect of rights of light and the associated planning issues of daylight and sunlight. Savills Rights of Light are working closely with our clients to ensure that ‘low-risk’ does not equate to ‘low- value’. Here we take a brief look at the market leading technology used to maximise development potential and consider legal tools that can protect against rights restricting a site.

Case Law Update

It will be interesting to see how the courts approach rights to light over the course of the next year. Certainly the past 12 months have seen a sea-change in the attitudes of developers and a rise in the awareness of the general public in respect of the easement of light. It can also be argued that the courts are shifting their approach to both injury and damages; however, in the same breath, one could argue that they are only restating settled principles.