Legal
Money laundering fines rocket as HMRC gets tough on dodgy dealings
Volume of fines handed down to UK companies - including estate agencies - nearly doubled in 2017-18
Mishcon-backed start-up aims to streamline the conveyancing process
Thirdfort's transaction platform promises to quash fraud and speed-up deals
What happens when you build without planning permission?
A recent case in north London saw a property barrister get to keep his new rear extension, despite having no planning consent to speak of; so does this create flexibility around permission, and has the…
Supreme Court hits Chelsea Barracks with £50m stamp duty bill
Latest decision in the ongoing SDLT case decides that Qatar-controlled Project Blue is liable to pay 4% of £1.25bn
Know Your Client! What the recent Court of Appeal ruling on property fraud means for estate agents
The decision in P&P Property Limited –v- (1) Owen White & Catlin LLP (2) Crownvent Limited t/a Winkworth came as something of a relief for agents (and a disappointment for solicitors and their insurers), bu…
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