Legal
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…
Criminal gangs targeting Surrey trophy homes
Security will be high on the agenda for HNW buyers after a spate of high-value burglaries
£15m Hyde Park property seized by Danish authorities
Danish authorities have seized a property near Hyde Park in London, worth £15m, as part of an investigation into a massive tax scandal.
Hyde Park landlord in £73k dispute with Romanian embassy
Foreign and Commonwealth Office dragged into super-prime lettings squabble after 'gentleman's agreement' turns sour
£25k fine for rogue Westminster letting agent
Paddington-based Olympia Estates was found to be operating two HMOs without a licence
£30m Surrey mansion embroiled in anti-corruption investigation
Investigators 'attempting to seize' £40m worth of UK properties linked to daughter of Uzbek dictator, including one of the finest homes on the Wentworth Estate