All Property articles – Page 22
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OpinionHome workers
Warren Gordon looks at the impact of lockdown on the property market, and how the Law Society and the Property Section are working to help you
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FeatureKey to success
Richard Snape looks at some of the ways restrictive covenants can be challenged and discharged, in order to free up land for development or for a change of use
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FeatureNew lease of life
The new code for leasing business premises was published in February and will be effective from September. Ben Tarrant asks what impact the new code will have on commercial lease drafting
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FeatureOn the money
Alison Matthews outlines the changes made by the Fifth Money Laundering Directive, and what fee-earners and firms need to do now to ensure compliance
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FeatureWhat’s new?
How should you advise clients buying new-build properties? John Wallace provides the construction lawyer’s perspective
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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
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NewsWe're taking our Excellence Awards 2020 online
This year’s Law Society Excellence Awards will be going ahead as a series of online events
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AnalysisGood covenants make good neighbours – objecting to landlord consent for another flat’s alterations
Jennifer Meech considers a difficult Supreme Court decision where a landlord had granted one tenant a licence to carry out works, contrary to an absolute covenant, and a neighbouring tenant objected.
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NewsOur library staff are still here to help
Library staff are working from home to provide a limited enquiry and document delivery service from Monday to Friday, between 10am to 4pm.
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NewsIndustry guidance on re-opening the home-moving market safely
The Law Society has endorsed pan-industry guidance for conveyancers advising clients on house moves during coronavirus (COVID-19) measures.
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NewsLand Registry changes to property transactions during coronavirus (COVID-19)
HM Land Registry has taken a temporary step towards accepting electronic signatures on deeds, and relaxed some identity verification rules.
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NewsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for using the variation agreement
The Law Society has released advice on using the variation agreement during COVID-19 measures, including a draft specimen clause.
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AnalysisCourt of Appeal overlooks the case of Fearn & Others
Kate Andrews reviews a dismissed appeal concerning private nuisance between neighbours and the Tate Modern Gallery.
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NewsHMRC announces changes to capital gains tax
From 6 April 2020, the deadlines for paying capital gains tax after selling a residential property in the UK are changing.
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OpinionA chunk of change
Warren Gordon looks at some key changes affecting property practitioners, including the government’s plans to reform leasehold
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FeatureChapter and reverse
The construction VAT reverse charge comes into force this October. Ronan Lowney and Michelle Essen explain the changes and what those involved in construction and development need to do next
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FeatureClear water
If you are acting for a buyer of a property on a water course, do you know the rights they might have, and the liabilities that might arise? Richard Bagwell outlines the principles
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FeatureEnvironmental cost
From April 2020, it will be unlawful to continue to let a residential property with an energy performance certificate rating below E. Warren Gordon provides a timely update on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
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FeatureDigital watch
Richard Oliphant looks at the emergence of cloud-based digital signatures. He argues that this development should help to allay concerns about the cross-border validity and enforcement of electronic signatures, and establish a new standard for executing client transactions
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