Legal
Government lays out plans for a new specialist ‘Housing Court’
Call for Evidence opens on proposals to give landlords and tenants "faster and more effective justice in the event of property disputes"
Over 10% of rental properties listings are ‘likely to be advertised unlawfully’
Discriminating against DSS tenants "is hardly any different" to racism, declares National Housing Federation chief
Neo Bankside residents take on Tate Modern over privacy at the High Court
The “invasion of the claimants’ privacy is relentless”, argues a lawyer for residents
Minister accuses estate agents of under-reporting suspicious activity
“It is remarkable how few Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) come from estate agents given that they are the main facilitators,” declared the Minister of State for Security, Ben Wallace, during a Trea…
Flag It Up: Government extends ‘dirty money’ campaign to target estate agents
Tie-up with the RICS and the NAEA aims to 'help agents spot the signs of money laundering and reinforce their legal and moral obligations to report suspicious activity'
Landlord fined £80k for ‘gutting’ a listed manor house without planning permission
“It’s inconceivable that, knowing that this is a listed building, [the owner] would not have known this was a kind of work which would require planning permission or that that required proper oversight", sai…
Dentons recruits development specialist from BCLP
Giant international law firm ramps up its real estate practice in London with a new partner hire
Property ads should not feature estimated yields without ‘adequate evidence’, rules watchdog
Advertising Standards Authority bans property development factsheet for estimating investor returns without backing up the numbers
Goldwyn’s Lie: No contract? All is not lost…
It's bad enough when commercial arrangements turn sour in the property world, let alone when there's nothing in writing
Boodle Hatfield hires property finance partner from Shoosmiths
300-year-old firm boosts 'market-leading' real estate practice
Chesterman backs new anti-fraud deal platform
Legendary Zoopla founder leads £400k funding round for hotly-tipped proptech start-up Thirdfort
CMA confirms investigation into another estate agency cartel
Four investigators from the Competition & Markets Authority are looking into another case of alleged market-rigging by property agents