Property

Articles

7 Sept 2017

Conveyancing transactions drop to lowest in three years

Mid market firms hit hardest with 45 per cent contraction

14 Aug 2017

Communicating with the other side

Caroline Shea QC and Mark Galtrey discuss the difficult question of serving property notices after death

7 Aug 2017

How can we prevent another Grenfell disaster?

Tessa Shepperson reflects on the factors contributing to the tragedy and the practices and attitudes that need to be changed to avoid it happening again

3 Aug 2017

Property solicitor breached conflict of interest rule in lease between family members

Consultant failed to ensure client's parents-in-law had sought independent advice

1 Aug 2017

Safe as houses

As the digitisation of land registration processes promises to streamline the service clients receive from solicitors and conveyancers, the growing risk of cyber fraud shouldn't be underestimated. Matthew Rogers reports

31 Jul 2017

When is land eligible to be registered as a town or village green?

The recent case of TW Logistics v Essex County Council provides a useful source of information on the current problems, says Alec Samuels

25 Jul 2017

All right now

Genevieve Loveland, Peter Selwyn, and Sarah Harte discuss the drafting of rights of way, the new Electronic Communications Code, and the 'registration gap'

19 Jul 2017

Land Registry begins journey down 'digital street'

New pilot forms part of tech transformation programme paving the way for digital mortgages