Residential

Articles

12 Feb 2013

Law firm must pay £323,000 for remortgage error

Bank not entitled to recover all its losses from Stafford practice

17 Jan 2013

Coulson J lays down law on negligent property valuations

E.Surv needed to do more than 'fill in tick boxes'

31 Oct 2012

Update | Construction: expert evidence, arbitration proceedings

Anna Stillman considers new guidance on expert evidence and a recent case in the technology and construction court, and questions whether parties can unwittingly become part of an adjudication process

24 Oct 2012

Lord Carnwath calls for upper tribunal to hear planning challenges

Move could prevent 'serious disruption' to major infrastructure projects

19 Oct 2012

Design for living: what is a 'house'?

The Supreme Court decision in Hosebay closes a major loophole in enfranchisement law but it is not the final word on what constitutes a 'hous';, says Natasha Rees

19 Oct 2012

Update | Wealth management: resident, residential property transactions and capital gains tax

Fiona Poole considers government consultations defining the meaning of 'resident', residential property transactions and capital gains tax, and asks how struggling practitioners can best ?advise clients

14 Sept 2012

Workshop: Property: buying repossessed

John Coulter considers how to handle restrictions on titles and other pitfalls when acting for buyers of respossessed property being sold by lenders

22 Aug 2012

The limits of conveyancers' duties as legal advisers

Negotiation of property transactions is an emotive business and 'solicitors need to understand the confines of their role in order to 'give the best advice, as Jonathan Smithers explains