property

21

Sep

2021

Royal Park Boathouse Can't Be Removed by Departing Contractor

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Written by Claire Cooper

Those who are awarded public contracts very often make substantial investments in property and equipment so that they can perform their obligations – but who owns the product of such investments? The High Court considered that issue in a case...

11

May

2021

Joint Tenancy or Tenancy in Common? This is Why it Really Matters

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Written by Emma Gray

If you are purchasing a property with a partner, friend, family member or anyone else, your solicitor is bound to ask you whether you intend to own it as joint tenants or tenants in common. A High Court case showed why that is likely to be one of...

14

Apr

2021

We love each other and who owns what doesn't matter – Oh, YES it does

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Written by Emma Gray

Whilst love blossoms between cohabiting couples, questions as to who owns what may not seem to matter very much. As a High Court ruling showed, however, any lack of clarity in that respect can store up serious trouble for the future. The case...

01

Feb

2021

Renting out your home on AirBnB without legal advice is a grave mistake

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

Many tenants who forego legal advice before subletting their homes to tourists and other short-term visitors do so in blissful ignorance that they may well be breaching the terms of their leases. That was certainly so in the case of a flat dweller...

18

Aug

2020

Developer v Architect – High Court Guidance on the Professional Duty of Care

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

One of the main advantages of seeking advice from professionals is that you always have the comfort of knowing that they owe you a legal duty of care. The nature and extent of the duty owed by a firm of architects to a property developer came under...

13

May

2020

Neighbours succeed in blocking controversial garage extension

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

If a neighbour obtains planning permission for a building project to which you object, that does not always mean that you just have to grin and bear it. In a case on point, objectors to a householder’s plans to extend his garage succeeded in...

12

May

2020

Debt-laden hotel developer fails to fend off insolvency proceedings

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Written by Leanne Schneide...

Deeds must be both signed and witnessed in order to be valid – but does a failure to meet that requirement render them not worth the paper they are written on? In opening the way for insolvency proceedings to be brought against a hotel developer,...

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