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2 Jun 2016

Top of the pop-ups

Alexandra Townsend-Wheeler advises on the legal issues around granting rights to pop-ups and warns both landlords and tenants not to simply choose the quickest and cheapest way forward because the arrangement is short term

2 Jun 2016

Conveyancing is moving on with InfoTrack

The services provider allows practitioners to perform all of their key tasks under one roof, simplifying the conveyancing process

2 Jun 2016

Battle for the green belt

The decision in Lee Valley casts some light on provisions of the NPPF regarding when a development can be considered 'appropriate' in the green belt, writes Victoria Hutton

2 Jun 2016

Why privatising land registration is wrong

The granting of title and guaranteeing of legal interests must be conducted impartially and free from any conflicts of interest, argues John Manthorpe

2 Jun 2016

What will be the impact of new housing legislation?

Questions remain over whether the Housing Act will make housing accessible, especially for those most in need, says Debra Wilson

2 Jun 2016

Flood risk and Flood Re

Cathy Hawkins discusses the benefits of the Flood Re scheme for householders at high risk

2 Jun 2016

The new-look 'right to rent'

The right to rent revisions increase the burden on landlords and agents, writes Danielle Hughes

2 Jun 2016

No conveyancer is an island

Rob Hailstone on the challenges facing today's property lawyers