All Property articles – Page 33

  • Roger Buston
    Feature

    Ask the experts

    2014-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Roger Buston reviews a new multi-author title covering the practice of residential conveyancing, from compliance to clients, and from mortgage fraud to fees

  • Jennifer Robinson
    Feature

    Value added

    2014-12-09T00:00:00Z

    In the first of a new occasional series on social housing for property lawyers, Jennifer Robinson explains the key factors a commercial property lawyer has to consider when acting for Registered Providers who are acquiring land or property for development

  • Peter Reekie, commentator
    Analysis

    Supreme Court upholds decision on breach of trust damages to lenders

    2014-11-26T13:39:00Z

    The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal made by AIB Group for compensation for both an error made by a law firm, plus all its other losses, following breach of trust in a remortgage transaction

  • Peter Reekie, commentator
    Analysis

    The end of the Dolphin Square saga?

    2014-10-29T14:03:00Z

    In Westbrook Dolphin Square Ltd v Friends Life Ltd, we consider the validity of a scheme that was partly designed to facilitate an enfranchisement claim under the provisions of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

  • Analysis

    Nugent v Nugent

    2014-10-07T14:38:00Z

    All content provided by LexisNexis. TopicsLand registration – Notice – Unilateral notice Alternative Citations[2013] EWHC 4095 (Ch) Hearing Date20 December 2013 CourtChancery Division JudgeMr Justice Morgan RepresentationMichael Jefferis (instructed by Stephen Gisby & Co) for the claimant. Christopher McNall (instructed by Kirwans) for the defendant. AbstractLand registration – Notice. The ...

  • Paul Sagar
    Analysis

    Spotlight: Co-operative Bank plc v Phillips

    2014-10-06T14:18:00Z

    The High Court has considered the circumstances in which possession proceedings commenced by a lender will be considered collateral to its powers.

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    Member Stories

    2014-10-02T17:02:00Z

    Solicitor Andrew Foley explains how the Law Society and the Property Section has helped his firm’s property law practice

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    Analysis

    Tindall Cobham 1 Ltd v Adda Hotels (an unlimited company)

    2014-09-26T16:42:00Z

    The Court of Appeal considered the construction of covenants against assignment contained in leases, and their interaction with the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995

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  • Peter Reekie, commentator
    Analysis

    Giving a guarantee on an intra-group transfer

    2014-09-25T15:58:00Z

    Tindall Cobham 1 Ltd v Adda Hotels shows that it is possible to apply the principles of construction to save the valid elements of a covenant by pruning away the bad sections

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    Opinion

    Sign of the times

    2014-09-16T11:36:00Z

    Whether we like it or not, conveyancing practices will have to adapt to meet the demands of 21st century communications, says Peter Rodd

  • External view of Land Registry HQ Croydon
    News

    Land Registry halts plans for privatisation

    2014-09-16T11:24:00Z

    The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that it needs time for “further consideration” before pushing forward with plans for the privatisation of Land Registry.

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    News

    Original documents no longer needed by Land Registry

    2014-09-16T11:23:00Z

    From 30 June, Land Registry no longer requires original documents to be sent when you apply to change the register of a registered property by post or electronically.

  • Catax Solutions Ltd
    News

    Capital allowances update

    2014-09-16T11:20:00Z

    Capital allowances specialist and Law Society partner, Catax Solutions, provides an update on the new capital allowances regime, five months after the changes came into force

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    Feature

    Fighting chance

    2014-09-16T11:18:00Z

    What happens when a party objects to a land registration or is involved in a dispute? Nadia Abed runs through the role of Land Registry and the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in the dispute process

  • Jim Hillan
    Feature

    Scotching SDLT

    2014-09-16T11:15:00Z

    From April 2015, stamp duty land tax will cease to apply to transactions involving land in Scotland. Jim Hillan explains how the changes will have an impact

  • Peter Vaines
    Feature

    Blessed relief?

    2014-09-16T11:11:00Z

    Iles v HMRC is the latest in a series of claims for the capital gains tax private residence exemption. But, as Peter Vaines explains, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine whether a property is a ‘residence’ at al

  • Paul Philip
    Feature

    Taking care

    2014-09-16T11:02:00Z

    Paul Philip will be giving the keynote plenary speech at the National Property Law Conference in October. Here, he outlines some of the findings from the SRA’s 2014 Risk Outlook and gives the SRA’s perspective on where firms need to be extra vigilant