Legal
Required Reading: What does the Renters’ Rights Bill mean for the prime lettings market?
With new regulations on the horizon, Savills has outlined who will be affected & the key changes any landlord or tenant needs to know.
Authorities have collected just 3% of overseas entities register fines
The Financial Times reports that only 14 non-compliance penalties have been collected so far, bringing in a mere £700k.
Book Now: Free webinar on new AML sanctions for letting agents
FCS Compliance will share important insights for agents ahead of new compliance obligations.
Required Reading: New sanctions rules for high-value property & art dealers, explained
Propertymark has compiled a guide to new reporting requirements that come into force next month.
Law Society reveals updated Seller’s Property Information Form
A new two-part TA6 form has been unveiled following a controversy & a consultation.
RICS installs temporary President
Nick Maclean takes over as Justin Sullivan faces a regulatory review into his involvement as an expert witness in a legal dispute over a 'moth-infested' London mansion.
One Hyde Park residents sue over alleged defects
Corroded pipes could cost £35mn to repair, suggest lawyers for super-prime Knightsbridge home-owners.
Notting Hill mansion seller faces £36.5mn bill over moth dispute
Horbury Villa is likely to be sold following a fresh High Court ruling.
Why don’t lower volumes mean faster property transactions?
The average time from conveyancer instruction to completion is now a 'staggering' 88% longer than in 2007, new analysis finds.
Interview: Laura Conduit of Farrer & Co on navigating the legal side of luxury property
'It’s about being a normal human being and not a stuffy lawyer'; PrimeResi meets the head of property at one of London's oldest & best-known law firms.
Surprise result in £36mn Notting Hill moth mansion dispute
Judge rules super-prime home should be returned to the vendor after more than five years, in what lawyers call 'a really surprising' decision.
Westminster probing 2,600 properties in crackdown on short-term lets
The borough, which the highest number of short-term lets in the country, is clamping down on abuse of the 90-night rule & noise nuisance