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Linklaters trains its lawyers in housing law in access to justice push

Elite law firms encouraged to 'play their part in providing greater access to justice'

Risky business: No flood defence is watertight

Government schemes to alleviate the risk of flooding are still not enough to combat climate change or freak weather events, writes John Pickford

Conveyancers report rise in instructions amid market confusion

While media reports suggest a slowing in the market, solicitors' instructions paint a different picture

Developments and disputes

The regulatory shifts and case law updates of the last few months represent a busy start to the year in the residential property sphere, writes Belinda Walkinshaw

Right to Buy revival

Belinda Walkinshaw warns of the potential dangers of reviving Right to Buy legislation

Bad neighbours

Brie Stevens-Hoare QC and Morayo Fagborun Bennett discuss the measured duty of care imposed on landowners to reduce hazards to their neighbours' land

Landlords in a race against time to meet energy efficiency regulations

Commercial property landlords face reputational risk and fines of up to £150,000

Labour's rent proposals are bad news for the market, say letting agents

Conservatives' pledge to build 200,000 new starter homes seen as 'best' for private rented sector