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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

Property to the people: making commonhold mainstream

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

Grave matters

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

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

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.

Private practice booms in North East

Inward regional investment contributes to buoyant property market

Conveyancing transactions drop to lowest in three years

Mid market firms hit hardest with 45 per cent contraction

Communicating with the other side

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