Property

Articles

28 Aug 2019

SJ Interview: Kid Harwood

Wildings' entrepreneurial director demonstrates what it takes to be part of a new breed of high street firm, injecting innovation and fresh life into traditional multidisciplinary practice

1 Aug 2019

Easements of recreation: a new species

Chris Stoner QC explains the Supreme Court's rationale in recognising a new species of easement

31 Jul 2019

Coastal real estate: key issues around marine licensing and harbour limits

Solicitors who have clients owning, developing or looking to purchase property or land around the coast of Britain need to consider a range of additional legal issues, explains Lara Moore

20 Jul 2019

Regulate property agents with sweeping reforms, says working group

Property agencies should be regulated by a new independent property-agent regulator and made subject to a code of practice, an independent working group has said.

24 Jun 2019

Vintage service: the value of face-to-face contact

More clients are making initial contact online but most ultimately still want to interact with a lawyer, says David Kirwan

18 Jun 2019

Laws of attraction

Nicola Laver discovers how conveyancing firms can exploit the price transparency rules to attract clients

18 Jun 2019

Solicitor struck off for failing to disclose information to lender

An experienced solicitor has been struck off after admitting dishonest conduct in relation to a conveyancing transaction which bore the hallmarks of potential mortgage fraud.

29 May 2019

All change: switching regulator

For Paul Hajek, adapting to the changes brought in by the Legal Services Act involved converting his firm to an ABS and eventually moving away from the SRA – and he has no regrets