Residential leasehold property and escalating ground rents; what are the issues?
What is ground rent? Owners of leasehold residential properties will often need to pay an…
October 1, 2019 By Stephen Alcock
Conservation Covenants
If you’ve ever purchased a house or other land, you will probably have encountered ‘covenants’…
August 28, 2019 By Tom Graham
Relief from forfeiture: how it works and when is it available?
Ben Jones from our property disputes team explains forfeiture and how it can be applied…
June 3, 2019 By Ben Jones
Clarity on “trigger events” after councils town and village green appeal is rejected
This week the Court of appeal reviewed whether planning strategy policies are trigger events that…
May 24, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
Alternative dispute resolution
Gone are the days where litigation was the main way of resolving disputes. These days,…
May 22, 2019 By Ian Thomas
Should you register your land ?
One of the questions property lawyers are often asked is whether or not a person…
May 22, 2019 By Ian Thomas
All change for Assured Shorthold Tenancy?
With twice as many people now renting from private landlords the Government propose to scrap the…
April 30, 2019 By Ian Thomas
Uncertainty in contract terms
A recent decision by the Supreme Court has resulted in a contract with a missing…
March 20, 2019 By Catherine Mathews
Right to rent v human rights
Right to Rent checks under the Immigration Act 2014 have been found to be incompatible…
March 12, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
New protection for tenants – the Tenant Fees Act 2019
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 was passed on 12 February 2019 as part of a…
February 19, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
Complex new planning rules for developers in Cornwall
A Cornish law firm has been flooded with enquiries from developers since the introduction of…
January 29, 2019 By Stephens Scown
Unauthorised changes to listed homes
An individual has recently been fined £1,200 after pleading guilty to making unauthorised changes to…
October 5, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole