Legal
Law Society issues advice on transacting during the coronavirus crisis
What to do if a vendor refuses to vacate because they are in isolation, or is a buyer requests for property to be decontaminated?
‘Profound’ implications for construction firms & development projects following landmark employment ruling
Contractors deemed to be employees in the case of Harris and Kearny v Excel Brickworks Ltd
Bloomberg: Crooked banker tapped professionals to manage web of dirty money
Investigation shines a spotlight on the 'enablers' involved in overseeing the luxury assets of Azerbaijan’s Jahangir Hajiyev - reportedly including a set of super-prime mansions on the prestigious St Ge…
Final Minimum Energy Efficiency deadline looms for landlords
Landlords have less than a month left to bring their private rented units up to EPC band E to meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard.
CMA finds ‘worrying evidence that people who buy leasehold properties are being misled and taken advantage of’
A new report by the Competition & Markets Authority accuses property developers of mis-selling leasehold homes.
Make Good Not War: Snagging and the law
It may be customary for a contractor to return to a completed project and rectify defects at no cost to the client, but the common law has to date provided little protection if this doesn't happen, writes…
Vendors facing £300k bill after failing to disclose Soho House motel plans
Buyers sued sellers of £1m Oxfordshire barn conversion when they discovered - via the local pony club - that the latest Soho House outpost was being built near their new home
Neo Bankside residents lose Tate Modern privacy case (again)
Siding with the residents could have opened "floodgates" to many more privacy cases, said the Court of Appeal, in "every single case where there's planning permission granted and there's a balcony overlooking.
Advisory firm sued over One Blackfriars tower site valuation
It's alleged that the site of the super-prime One Blackfriars scheme was undervalued in 2011, and that a sole sales agency was appointed "misfeasantly".
Updated TA6 form puts knotweed onus on buyers
The Law Society's revised Property Information Form adds an "unknown" option for Japanese knotweed.
Architect wins legal battle over ‘free’ advice to neighbours
Ambitious landscaping project in Highgate ended up as a cautionary tale for design professionals
Courts uphold Unexplained Wealth Order against a super-prime Knightsbridge property
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Zamira Hajiyeva – the wife of jailed Azerbaijani banker Jahangir Hajiyev – to discharge the Unexplained Wealth Order made against her by the National Cri…