All Property articles – Page 13
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NewsNew model for shared ownership
In September 2020, the government proposed a new national model for shared ownership.
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FeatureFrom time to Tyne
Georgia Jones provides a back to basics guide to Tyneside flat lease arrangements, and what you need to know if you are acting on the sale or purchase of a Tyneside flat
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FeatureAt your service
In the third in his series on what property solicitors need to know about different phases of the development process, Gavin Le Chat looks at drainage and the supply of services
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FeaturePick a side
Lorraine Richardson provides a reminder of conflicts of interest in conveyancing, focusing on a key area where risk can arise: acting for both the buyer and seller in a transaction
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FeatureRiding out the storm
Steven Petty explains how his specialist commercial property firm has weathered the COVID-19 storm – and why the firm has continued to award bonuses and recruit new staff
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FeatureLock and quay
Ibraheem Dulmeer and Justin Bates look at a recent Upper Tribunal case involving the application of service charges at the Docklands development, No.1 West India Quay
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OpinionPicking the lock
Warren Gordon looks at the range of changes in property legislation and practice under lockdown
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FeatureLet there be light
As the government further loosens planning restrictions to aid economic recovery, David Manda provides a timely reminder on rights to light, and what developers can do to avoid costly litigation and potential changes to their developments
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FeatureUps and downs
Sarah Dwight provides a personal perspective on how lockdown has affected high street conveyancing firms, their clients, and the wider conveyancing market
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FeatureA sign of things to come
Mike Harlow looks at how HM Land Registry has responded to lockdown by accepting electronic signatures, and how conveyancing could change in the future to become an even more secure and wholly digital process
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FeatureThe drinks business
Niall McCann and Richard Williams look at what property solicitors need to know when acting on transactions involving licensed premises where the tenant or owner is insolvent
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FeatureThe next big thing
Lockdown has seen many conveyancing firms embrace technology in new ways. But, asks Susan Fairbrass, are these developments just the first step towards a digitised conveyancing process, and if so, what’s next?
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FeatureLook before you lease
Lockdown has presented unprecedented challenges for both landlords and tenants. Nikki Bensoor looks at the impact on commercial lease arrangements, now and in the future
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NewsGovernment consults on data on land control
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published a call for evidence on its proposals to improve the transparency of contractual mechanisms, such as land options
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NewsGovernment responds to the public consultation on the European Electronic Communications Code
In 2019, the government consulted on its proposed approach to implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code Directive.The government has now published its reponse to the consultation
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AnalysisHow’s it looking? Grounds for refusing planning consent
Kate Andrews looks at the case of 89 Holland Park Management Ltd v Hicks [2020] EWCA Civ 758, where the Court of Appeal reviewed the grounds for reasonably refusing consent under a restrictive covenant.
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NewsUK Finance to move the Mortgage Lenders' Handbook to a new webpage
UK Finance will be moving the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook to a new webpage on 29 July 2020.
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NewsTemporary SDLT holiday for residential buyers until March 2021
On 8 July 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced temporary increases to the stamp duty land tax nil rate bands for residential property.
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NewsGovernment publishes new voluntary Code of Practice for the commercial property sector
The code, published on 19 June 2020, is intended to reinforce and promote good practice in relationships between landlords and tenants as they deal with the income shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
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FeatureQuality time
Peter Rodd looks at the plans for the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, the effect of coronavirus, and what scheme member firms should be focusing on now