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Upcoming events and webinars

Webinar: Dubious investment schemes - Avoiding entity and individual regulatory liability (14 January 2020)

Webinar: Stamp Duty Land Tax on residential property transactions update 2020 (2 November 2020)

National Property law conference - row of buildings

Webinar: Stamp Duty Land Tax on commercial property transactions update 2020 (5 October 2020)

Webinar: Dubious investment schemes - Avoiding entity and individual regulatory liability (14 January 2020)
Webinar: Stamp Duty Land Tax on residential property transactions update 2020 (2 November 2020)
Webinar: Stamp Duty Land Tax on commercial property transactions update 2020 (5 October 2020)

Commentary

Licence to drain: Supreme Court grants relief from forfeiture to licensee

2019-11-21T16:58:00+00:00By Kate Andrews

Relief from forfeiture may be granted to those with a possessory and/or a proprietary interest in the land, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Virtual reality – rating valuations based on imaginary tenants
2019-08-15T08:35:00+01:00By Kate Andrews
The revised Code for Completion by Post – what's changed?
2019-07-04T15:07:00+01:00By Carl Brewin
Line of duty: do landlords have a duty to inspect for property defects?
2019-05-21T13:07:00+01:00By Jennifer Meech

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Exclusive preview from our magazine

Down to earth

2019-12-10T00:00:00+00:00By Caroline May, Courtney Hassall

Caroline May and Courtney Hassall provide a guide to common environmental issues which can affect property transactions, and offer tips for property lawyers to mitigate the risks

Connecting the dots

2019-09-10T00:00:00+01:00By Grania Langdon-Down

Grania Langdon-Down looks at the current state of proptech – where and how it’s being used, how law firms can use it, and what it might mean for the future of property practice

Catch 21
2019-06-11T00:04:00+01:00By David Smith, Sarah Cummins
New world
2019-03-12T11:07:00+00:00By Michael Garson
Setting off
2018-12-05T10:21:00+00:00By Rachel Brushfield

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