Legal
Virtual Sanity: On video viewings & caveat emptor
Agents and developers are turning to virtual viewings and tours en masse as a way of generating sales during the lockdown, but what happens in the event of a misrepresentation claim? Could a video be …
Covid-19 clauses let tenants defer super-prime deals
Knight Frank is writing "Covid-19 clauses" into super-prime lettings agreements, enabling tenants to secure a property but only start paying rent once the Coronavirus lockdown is lifted.
PRS FAQ: Covid-19 guidance for landlords & tenants
How should private landlords, tenants and letting agents navigate new, existing and ending tenancies in the Coronovirus lockdown? The Tenancy Deposit Scheme provides some practical answers...
Is moving home essential? Agents, conveyancers & builders unsure of Coronavirus lockdown guidance
Obey the spirit of the lockdown, not just the letter. But Housing Secretary Jenrick confirms that building sites in England can remain open.
FT: Uncovering London’s hidden property wealth
Writing for the Financial Times, Nathan Brooker reports from the front line in the war against dirty money
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