How to Speed Up the Conveyancing Process
Describing the current housing market as ‘soft’ is a polite way to say it’s tough out there. Belts are tightening, mortgage lenders are asking a...
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Consultation Paper – Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market
On Tuesday of this week, 25th July 2017, the Department for Communities and Local Government released its consultation paper “Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold...
Emily Fitzpatrick
Partner, Head of Leasehold EnfranchisementBBC pay – Mind the Gender Pay Gap
On the radio this morning, Chris Evans in response to the backlash regarding the publication of the salaries of BBC stars said he is carrying...
Jane Crosby
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited MediatorThe Costs Jurisdiction of the First-Tier Tribunal Property Chamber
The costs jurisdiction of the FTT which is now contained in Rule 13 of the Tribunal (Procedure First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 has now...
Emily Fitzpatrick
Partner, Head of Leasehold EnfranchisementUnderstanding Inheritance Tax – The Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB)
Even though we all believed it would be abandoned, the RNRB is now very much with us and we are left struggling to apply it...
Louise Harrhy
Chair, Partner & Head of Trusts & EstatesAssignment of Leases to Guarantors
The Court of Appeal will not be considering whether assignments of leases to guarantors really are void now that the parties in the case of...
Anne Bridger
Senior Solicitor, Commercial PropertyPush the button – actionable interference with a right of...
Installing a gate across the route of a right of way is always an interference but when does it become an actionable interference? The answer...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyHaystacks hiding homes : Concealed development – a reminder of...
In the not so distant past, it was possible to achieve a lawful status for an unauthorised development, notwithstanding concealment and deception. Now, following judgments...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyThe Sun Continues to Shine on Town and Village Greens
The Commons Act 2006 permits anyone to apply to register land as a town and village green where a significant number of people from a...
Gaenor Thomas
Associate, Commercial PropertyRights of Employees During a Heatwave
With temperatures reaching north of 30 degrees throughout the UK in the last few days, the country is in the middle of a heatwave, with...
