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Safety first
Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, considers the difficulties of getting to grips with the Building Safety Act
Features
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
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
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
The registration gap
Anna Donnelly provides some top tips on dealing with delays in registrations at HM Land Registry
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
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
Up to code
A new edition of the Consumer Code for Home Builders has been published. Nick Dell outlines the key changes
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
A new lease?
Nikki Bensoor looks at a significant case on landlords’ break rights in protected lease renewals
Occuptional hazard?
Owners of commercial properties are increasingly using ‘property guardians’ to protect vacant premises. Samuel Lear and Christopher Gothard outline the pros and cons
A matter of control
Jasmine Mason considers proposals to increase transparency and disclosure of information relating to contractual controls on land
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?