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In May 2025, Saudi Arabia issued a new White Land Tax Law under Royal Decree No. M/244, replacing the earlier 2016 regime. On 10 July 2025, the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing (MoMaH) published the implementing regulations that give legal force to the updated law. These new regulations are designed to support the Kingdom’s urban development goals by reducing land banking, improving the supply of serviced plots, and limiting inefficient land use that contributes to urban sprawl. The White Land Tax forms part of Saudi Arabia’s broader housing and planning reforms under Vision 2030. The policy targets undeveloped land located in strategic urban areas that remains vacant despite being suitable for development. By imposing a recurring annual fee/Tax, the government aims to encourage landowners to either build or release the land into the market.

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a per curiam opinion vacating the FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule based on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s failure to comply with a procedural requirement in the FTC Act. This means that clients do not have to meet the July 14, 2025, compliance date but should be mindful of continuing state legal requirements as well as any future developments that could change their compliance obligations.

On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Legislature repealed the brand new paid sick leave law (the “Sick Leave Law”) that voters approved last November.  Governor Kehoe’s July 10, 2025 signature officially enacts that repeal and begins a rollback of the sick leave requirements employers have spent the last few months implementing.  The repeal will take full effect on August 28, 2025—ninety days after the close of the regular legislative session. 

The Government (through Deputy PM Angela Rayner) introduced the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill into the Commons on 10 July. Amongst other matters the Bill seeks to reignite a Labour policy last seen at the turn of the century - a ban on upwards only rent review mechanisms in commercial leases. We’ve taken a look at what this would mean for the real estate market.