Legal
Islington property firm hit with £300k fine for ‘substandard’ conversion
Biggest payment ever ordered for a planning enforcement case in the borough's history
Buyer Beware: Disclosure and the buying process
Homebuying horror stories and how to avoid them...
Boodle Hatfield boosts Private Client & Tax team with partner hire
Rising star Kyra Motley joins from Taylor Wessing
Underground Tactics: How to challenge (and defend) a basement development scheme
What can unhappy neighbours do about basement developments, and what should those doing the works be concerned about? Jason Hunter talks us through the case law and offers some sage advice for residents …
TPO awarded UK consumers £1.36m last year
Redress scheme received 3,658 formal complaints about estate agencies over the last 12 months, up 3% on last year
Judges rule against solicitors in high-stakes property fraud case
Judges disagree but significant appeal decisions have been made in the cases of Dreamvar Vs Mishcon and P&P Vs OWC
BBC exposes Ukrainian gangsters using PCL properties to launder ‘dirty money’
Panorama flags eight resi property deals in Knightsbridge, Kensington, Marylebone & Battersea with alleged links to 'dirty money' & Ukrainian gangsters
Dealing With Disputes: The case for mediation
It is startling how eager developers, contractors and joint venture partners are to take each other to court, even when there are initiatives designed to encourage them to seek alternative resolutions,…
RBKC fined £120k for empty homes data breach
Council punished for 'serious contravention' of data protection law after inadvertently identifying hundreds of property owners in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy
Somerset agency directors disqualified after cartel investigation
"Agreeing prices with competitors is one of the most serious ways a company can break competition law, as it harms individuals, businesses and the economy", says CMA
Accountant turned property developer sentenced over £260k VAT fraud
Developer exaggerated his expenditure on a residential renovation project in Spitalfields - and got caught by HMRC
Understanding Easements: What you don’t know can hurt you
Uncovering an easement can either be a blessing or a medieval curse - just don’t leave it up to chance, says Goodman Derrick's Morgan Wolfe...