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6 Apr 2019

Relief effort: forfeiture and assisted suicide

Mark Pawlowski reviews the Court of Appeal's latest ruling on the application of the forfeiture rule in relation to assisted suicide and considers circumstances where judges will likely grant relief from the rule

6 Apr 2019

Serving notice to quit after a death

Recent cases addressing the issue of serving notice to quit a property following the tenant's death have resulted in conflicting outcomes. Rea Murray and Toby Vanhegan provide some clarification

7 Mar 2019

Property to the people: making commonhold mainstream

It's time new rules were introduced to make commonhold a popular ownership model, says Beth Rudolf

1 Mar 2019

Grave matters

No, Richard Barr will not use a WHSmith will form even if his 80-year-old client finds it neater

2 Feb 2019

Seeing through price transparency

Canny conveyancers have long understood the benefits of price transparency, argues Paul Hajek; it's just a shame the regulators still don't see how informed consent is nothing without context

25 Jan 2019

Housing court proposals met with scepticism

Government proposals to establish a specialist housing court in the hope of reducing delays have been met with scepticism by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) this week.

20 Sept 2017

Private practice booms in North East

Inward regional investment contributes to buoyant property market

7 Sept 2017

Conveyancing transactions drop to lowest in three years

Mid market firms hit hardest with 45 per cent contraction