Dealing with trespassers on commercial property or rural land
Trespassers, or ‘Squatters’ as they are commonly known as, can present a major problem for…
August 17, 2022 By Ben Jones
Historic Charlestown shipyard sold to new owners
The historic Charlestown harbour outside St Austell, which has been the site of filming for…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
SDLT – reliefs for the purchase of residential properties by a company
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rate for the purchase of a residential property by…
August 17, 2022 By Ben Wheeler
The Industrial Provident Society is dead, long live the Co-operative Society/Community Benefit Society
On 1 August 2014, the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 came into force.…
August 17, 2022 By Keith Wright
How to stop fraudsters selling your property
Property fraud is on the increase, particularly for empty properties. Dan Partridge from our commercial…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Electronic signatures accepted by the Land Registry – what does this mean?
The Land Registry has this week confirmed that it will start accepting electronic signatures on…
August 17, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Binding contracts relating to land – the essentials
A land contract being a contract for the sale of land, or of an interest…
July 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Directors personal guarantees in commercial leases – be careful!
Some landlord’s will insist on a third party guarantee to be given for a lease. …
July 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown
What is the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill?
What do commercial landlords and tenants need to know about the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill…
July 31, 2022 By Aimee Barrable
Surrendering a lease – what amounts to surrender by operation of law?
A lease can be surrendered in one of two ways – expressly, by deed, or…
July 31, 2022 By Ben Jones
Whose belongings are they anyway? Dealing with involuntary bailment
Involuntary bailment can happen in a number of situations: • Where a mortgagee goes into…
July 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown
EV Charging Points – legal requirement in new homes
How will the government requirement for all new homes and buildings to provide EV car…
December 15, 2021 By Katie Allen