Legal
High Court dismisses high-profile Southbank site valuation dispute
A High Court judge has "dismissed in its entirety" a dispute over the valuation of a prime development plot on London's Southbank.
Law Society licenses proptech firm to provide up-front sales info
Gazeal says that pre-filled Protocol Forms can shave two weeks off transactions times...
Cripps Pemberton Greenish bolsters resi team with PCL specialist
Zainab Dakhil has joined the top 100 law firm from Royds Withy King.
New valuation guidance for cladding-hit flats
New guidance has been published that clarifies types of properties which will, and those which will not, require additional inspections, as a result of concerns about fire safety.
Required Reading: The Budget 2021 for HNWIs & business owners
The team at law firm Mishcon de Reya has trawled through HM Treasury's Budget documents to come up with this digest of the key points for business owners and wealthy individuals...
RICS overhauls survey options
New-look property survey reports are more visual and easy to understand, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
QC appointed to delve into the RICS
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has appointed Peter Oldham QC to conduct an independent review into "the events that took place in 2018/19."
The falling star of leasehold reform: In search of the phenomenon
The government’s recent promise to make “the biggest reforms to property law in 40 years” sounded fabulous to many leaseholders and the public - but no one knows how on earth they are going to…
Forsters recruits two legal heavyweights to its HNW residential property team
Robert Barham and Charles Miéville have moved from Cripps Pemberton Greenish to join Forsters' HNW residential real estate team.
Wimbledon agency fined for AML breaches
A boutique estate agency in Wimbledon has reportedly been fined over £6,500 for various breaches of AML processes.
Leasehold law changes: How will the property market react?
Last week, the government proposed a major reform of leasehold laws, with new rules possibly arriving within two years.
RICS accused of a ‘growing governance scandal’
The Sunday Times's Business Editor has written a scathing article about "simmering discontent" at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.