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Law firm must pay £323,000 for remortgage error

Bank not entitled to recover all its losses from Stafford practice

Coulson J lays down law on negligent property valuations

E.Surv needed to do more than 'fill in tick boxes'

Update | Construction: expert evidence, arbitration proceedings

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

Lord Carnwath calls for upper tribunal to hear planning challenges

Move could prevent 'serious disruption' to major infrastructure projects

Design for living: what is a 'house'?

The Supreme Court decision in Hosebay closes a major loophole in enfranchisement law but it is not the final word on what constitutes a 'hous';, says Natasha Rees

Update | Wealth management: resident, residential property transactions and capital gains tax

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

Workshop: Property: buying repossessed

John Coulter considers how to handle restrictions on titles and other pitfalls when acting for buyers of respossessed property being sold by lenders

The limits of conveyancers' duties as legal advisers

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