All Property articles – Page 5
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Feature
Why identity checks won’t make you AML compliant
Richard Simms, from our partner AMLCC, outlines how property practioners must do more than identity checks to protect themselves from money laundering risks
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Feature
Under scrutiny
Tracey Calvert is director of Oakhalls Consultancy and the author of the forthcoming book, In-house Lawyers’ Risk and Compliance Q&A, published by the Law Society
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Opinion
What next for property?
Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, reads too much into the current state of play for real estate law
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Feature
A matter of trust
Following the recent government consultation on transparency of land ownership involving trusts, private client lawyers share their views on the implications of the changes for advising clients
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Feature
A new lease?
Nikki Bensoor looks at a significant case on landlords’ break rights in protected lease renewals
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Feature
Occupational hazard?
Owners of commercial properties are increasingly using ‘property guardians’ to protect vacant premises. Samuel Lear and Christopher Gothard outline the pros and cons
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Feature
Under the hammer
The planning and real estate teams at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP outline the government’s high street rental auction policy, and considers its desired effect on vacant properties
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Feature
The registration gap
Anna Donnelly provides some top tips on dealing with delays in registrations at HM Land Registry
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Feature
Rise and fall
Interest rates have finally risen, and, with them, the potential for law firms to profit. But what are the risks you need to be aware of?
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Feature
Rising damp
Housing condition claims have made headlines recently. Matthew Wilson reflects on the rise in claims and asks if they are likely to continue
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Feature
A matter of control
Jasmine Mason considers proposals to increase transparency and disclosure of information relating to contractual controls on land
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Feature
Up to code
A new edition of the Consumer Code for Home Builders has been published. Nick Dell outlines the key changes
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Feature
Code breaking
Warren Gordon, Martin Garner and Charlotte Green consider a case where actual service of a contractual break notice was not required for termination of agreements under the Electronic Communications Code
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Feature
Repairing a breach
Jodie Michael provides an overview of how landlords can act to resolve breach of covenant disputes with leaseholders where this overlaps with a breach of condition
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Videos
TA6 form, material information and improving the home buying and selling process
Understand how to use the TA6 form (5th edition) in practice and hear our speakers share illustrative examples.
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Videos
Property Conveyancing Convention 2024 - Session 2: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
Understand what the new Act means for you in practice, which parts of the proposals have made it into the legislation and what remains outstanding.
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Videos
Property Conveyancing Convention 2024 - Session 1: Building Safety Act 2022
Hear a breakdown of the Building Safety Act 2022 and how to make sense of the changes to the legislation.
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Event
Law Society Property Conference 2024 (16 Oct 2024, London)
The Law Society Property Conference is the highlight of our Property Week taking place from 14th – 18th October
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FAQ
PAS FAQs: Exchanging contracts
Our Practice Advice Service outlines whether contracts have to be exchanged by a solicitor
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Videos
Member Talk: Back-to-basics on land law
Catch up on significant topics within land law and gain practical guidance.