Legal
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",…
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
High Court throws out challenge to UK’s first Unexplained Wealth Order
Wife of 'fat cat international banker' must now explain how she was able to afford £22m worth of property;
Generosity Per Square Foot: Tax effective gifts of property to charity, explained
Over 120,000 gifts were made from more than 36,000 estates in the UK last year, with charities receiving legacy income of more than £2.
Architect ordered to demolish his award-winning Clerkenwell home
Amin Taha is appealing against an Enforcement Notice that claims his six-storey house 'does not reflect' original plans
Fladgate bolsters real estate practice with Mishcon hire
Helen Curtis-Goulding joins 250-year-old law firm as partner and head of resi
Law Commission sets out a package of ‘radical’ leasehold reforms
Proposed policy overhaul aims 'to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home', while reducing legal costs and helping to prevent unnecessary…