Land

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Feature
19 June 2013
Anthony Hennessy examines Stamp Duty Land Tax savings schemes and the tribunals
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Feature
9 April 2013
One year after their introduction, provisions in the Localism Act allowing local authorities to take enforcement action against concealed planning breaches appear powerless at curbing unlawful building, says Emma Hatfield
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News
1 March 2013
Landowners and network providers 'negotiating in the dark'
Crossroads
Feature
13 December 2012
The fallout from the financial crisis raised a number of challenges for the property, conveyancing and search sectors, but now with recovery in the balance there are fresh issues to face, reports Marshall King
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Feature
9 November 2012
Land partly or wholly covered by water, such as a beach or even a causeway, remains eligible for registration as a town or village green, says Alec Samuels
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Feature
26 October 2012
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Barkas leaves a gap in the law that makes other means of protecting open spaces necessary, says Adrienne Copithorne
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News
4 July 2012
Cohabitants and their children south of the border 'deserve no less'
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Feature
6 June 2012
Mangala Murali argues that the melodrama of prolonged boundary disputes is caused by the archaic nature of UK land law
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Feature
15 May 2012
Landowners who wish to ensure visitors to the countryside stay on existing 
public rights of way and that no new rights are created must do so within the law. 
Carol Ramsden and Simon Blackburn examine some of the tools available
Feature
16 April 2012
Proposals to reform the old laws on easements would put an end to unnecessarily complex and uncertain rules, says Mangala Murali
Comment
9 March 2012
Angela Sydenham Jordan Publishing Ltd, 2010, £75 ISBN 978-1846612565
Brown: 'Careful weighing of private interests against public benefits'
News
5 March 2012
Jackson LJ says planning permission 'cannot authorise' nuisance
Feature
28 February 2012
Expert evidence is key in contaminated land disputes, but the complex and lengthy nature of such cases means practitioners must ensure they choose a witness team with the right skill set, say Stephen Sykes and Owen Williams
News
27 February 2012
Boundary disputes risk 'litigation blight' to properties and 'human misery'
Feature
13 February 2012
Janet Armstrong-Fox discusses the risks involved in providing free advice, the duty to update replies to enquiries, email contracts, and the Land Registry's guidance on general boundaries
Comment
10 September 2011
Donald Agnew and Amanda Morris Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing, 2011, £42 ISBN: 978-0854900596
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