12/21/2017 12:00:00 AM Government continue to tackle unfair leasehold practices By Howard Kennedy The Government has responded to the recent consultation on tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market. They intend to: - Prohibit...
12/20/2017 12:00:00 AM Consultation on capped landlord financial contribution element for residential properties for complying with energy efficiency regulations By Howard Kennedy Yesterday, the Government launched a consultation seeking views on their proposal to introduce a “capped landlord financial contribution...
11/8/2017 12:00:00 AM Transparency of ownership of property has started..... By Howard Kennedy Yesterday, HM Land Registry announced that the public will now have access to the property ownership of any company or corporate body...
10/27/2017 12:00:00 AM What long-term impact will Brexit have on property? By Howard Kennedy As we all attempt to answer the question on everyone's lips in the real estate world this is an interesting read in FTAdviser - a good...
9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM Not too late to rectify proprietorship register where squatter also registered proprietor through fraud By Sharon Stark In the case of Farakh Rashid v Mohammed Rashid [2017] UKUT 332 (TCC), the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) considered whether...
8/24/2017 12:00:00 AM A future with reduced Chinese property investment in the UK? By Sharon Stark An article in The Guardian of 22 August 2017 reports that China's largest commercial property company, Dalian Wanda has pulled out of a...
8/22/2017 12:00:00 AM Cape Town property market still showing growth but for how much longer? By Sharon Stark Those of you who follow South African political developments will know that South Africa's credit rating was downgraded to junk status by...
7/26/2017 12:00:00 AM Government to end unfair leasehold practices By Howard Kennedy Currently, leases on newly built homes sometimes include dramatic increases in ground rent over the term and also high management charges...
7/25/2017 12:00:00 AM Reminder for owners of vacant commercial premises regarding squatting By Sharon Stark An article in the Ham & High local newspaper of 19th July 2017 reported that police recently evicted squatters from empty cafe premises...
6/28/2017 12:00:00 AM Borough Market waits for classification of London Bridge attacks as terrorism By Sharon Stark An article in the Evening Standard of 27th June 2017 reports that businesses in Borough Market with terrorism insurance cover are waiting...
6/16/2017 12:00:00 AM The Court of Appeal and the lawfulness of CLOPUDs By Antonia Frangakis On 12th June 2017 the Court of Appeal in Government of the Republic of France v. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2017] EWCA Civ...
6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM Can restaurants put the "service" back into service stations? By Howard Kennedy Pizza Express is to open a restaurant at a Welcome Break service station in Oxford. The CEO of Welcome Break has hailed the opening as...