Feature
19 April 2013
Paul Stanley looks at a recent case that sought to clarify whether a directive designed to protect the environment could also protect against a reduction of the value of private property
Comment
4 April 2013
Dean Underwood and Leon Glenister examine the impact of the long-awaited Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013, and find it lacking
News
15 March 2013
Compensation may be available if loss is a 'direct economic consequence' of projects subject to environmental impact assessment
Feature
14 March 2013
When investigating title to land it’s essential to
pay attention to even a passing comment from
your client, believes John Coulter
News
12 February 2013
Bank not entitled to recover all its losses from Stafford practice
News
5 February 2013
Farmer can claim damages from engineers after housing development delayed
News
17 January 2013
E.Surv needed to do more than 'fill in tick boxes'
News
14 November 2012
Businessman to pay £392,400 instead of £1.1m on profits from flat
Feature
31 October 2012
Anna Stillman considers new guidance on expert evidence and a recent case in the technology and construction court, and questions whether parties can unwittingly become part of an adjudication process
News
30 October 2012
Rift between conveyancers over plans to regulate litigation and advocacy
News
24 October 2012
Move could prevent 'serious disruption' to major infrastructure projects
Feature
19 October 2012
The Supreme Court decision in Hosebay closes a major loophole in enfranchisement law but it is not the final word on what constitutes a ‘house’, says Natasha Rees
Feature
19 October 2012
Fiona Poole considers government consultations defining the meaning of ‘resident’, residential property transactions and capital gains tax, and asks how struggling practitioners can best
advise clients
Feature
14 September 2012
John Coulter considers how to handle restrictions on titles and other pitfalls when acting for buyers of respossessed property being sold by lenders
Comment
22 August 2012
Negotiation of property transactions is an emotive business and
solicitors need to understand the confines of their role in order to
give the best advice, as Jonathan Smithers explains
Feature
10 August 2012
The courts have been wary of allowing litigants in property disputes
to import the principles set out in Jones in respect of cohabitation but
already there are signs that this approach may not be set in stone,
Feature
7 August 2012
Few lenders involved in shared ownership schemes would agree to including the housing association in the mortgage deeds without it having any liability, while the Land Registry will also refuse registration if only the individual purchaser is named...
Feature
23 July 2012
It’s a course of action that conveyancers should avoid without good reason
but where no alternative to a conditional contract exists John Coulter advises
careful consideration of the terms to be applied
