All Property articles
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FeatureCompulsory purchase powers – key changes
Shruti Trivedi outlines the proposed changes to the rules around compulsory purchase
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EventLaw of Property Act 1925: Celebrate 100 years and develop your network (Thurs 24th April 2025, London)
Book your FREE place now. Registration closes: 17 April 2025.
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EventPrivate Client Annual Conference 2025 (20 May 2025, London)
Book your place now. Early Bird Rates available until 28 March 2025. Registration closes: 15 May 2025.
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FAQPAS FAQs: Building Safety Act 2022
Our Practice Advice Service outlines if you can refuse instructions where you consider a matter to be too complex
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FAQPAS FAQs: Sharing information with third parties
Our Practice Advice Service outlines your obligations to respond to estate agents in property transactions
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Opinion’Tis the season
Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, wonders what Santa is likely to bring for property practitioners in 2025
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FeatureHigh energy
Part of the new government’s rental reforms include a commitment to increase energy efficiency in private rental accommodation. Richard Pulford outlines the proposals
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FeatureBeast of burden
Is the regulatory burden for solicitors increasing or does it just seem that way? Duncan Finlyson considers recent developments
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FeaturePlan of action
Changes to planning law are on the agenda. Robert Garden, David Hardy and Roisin Laycock consider the legal and policy proposals and their impact on the planning regime
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FeatureRental interest
The Renters’ Rights Bill introduces the biggest changes in landlord and tenant law since the 1980s. Anna Bennett considers the proposals
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FeatureAfter Grenfell
Phase 2 of the Grenfell inquiry report was published in September. Ian Quayle considers its implications for property practitioners
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FeatureGoing underground
Laurence Howland does a deep dive into Chinese underground banking, outlining how it works and how the risk impact on property firms in the UK can be mitigated
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FeatureIn commonhold
Commonhold is once again on the agenda as a form of property ownership. Lisa Bevan outlines the plans
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FeatureIt’s not easy being green
Meena Kamath of The Chancery Lane Project outlines how you can drive climate-conscious property transactions
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FeaturePoints of view
Philip Askew and Tessa Bonser consider, from both a private client practitioner and property practitioner perspective, whether it’s necessary to obtain a grant of probate on a first death if there is a will trust on the title of a property
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FeatureUsing AI in client due diligence
How artificial intelligence can assist property practitioners in vetting clients
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VideosRestriction on title: top tips for private client and property lawyers
This online event took place on 3 December 2024, to understand the various restrictions on title that executors, trustees, attorneys and deputies, may need or come across and how to deal with them from both a private client and property solicitor perspective.
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VideosBitesize Highlights - Automation, transformation and digitisation of AML processes (On demand - audio-only)
Listen to the key highlights from the Leadership and Management Section, Risk and Compliance Section and Property Section seminar that was held in October 2024.
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NewsAI and smart buildings
This report examines the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) technologies and smart buildings in the property sector.