Legal
Gascoigne Halman ordered to pay £1.24m in costs to Agents’ Mutual
Interim costs payment to be made with 14 days
OnTheMarket is ‘pro-competitive’, rules Tribunal in ‘One Other Portal’ test case
OnTheMarket sets about recovering "costs and losses" after lengthy legal battle at the Competition Appeal Tribunal
What makes a good conveyancer?
Communication skills and proactivity right at the top of the list for UK homemovers; but survey suggests most consumers 'cyber-blind' to risks of fraud...
Spotting Potential Deal Killers: A guide to avoiding eleventh-hour setbacks
Fladgate’s Daniel Whebell on why preparation is the cornerstone of a successful property deal...
Conveyancers outline their plan for leasehold reform
The Legal Sector Group publishes a suite of proposals to patch up, speed up and generally improve the UK's leasehold landscape
Savills wins long-running six-figure commission case on appeal
Court of Appeal decides in estate agency's favour over a property deal which went through in 2012
‘Get ready for PropTech 3.0’: Why 2017 is the year that technology transforms the property industry
"2017 seems to mark a turning point. PropTech has been building such mass and momentum that it will change the world"
Appeal dismissed in super-prime negligence case
Interesting one involving the purchase of a £26m mansion in St John's Wood
Government moots a public register of overseas companies with UK property
Thoughts wanted on a world-first "beneficial ownership register" for overseas companies which hold UK property assets
Mother and daughter jailed in £1.2m Kensington property fraud
Land Registry says case highlights the importance of taking steps to protect your property from fraud, particularly if it is tenanted or left empty
Whistleblowers offered up to £100,000 for info on property cartels
Competition and Markets Authority cracks down on illegal cartels
‘A Collective Blindspot’: On The Ground Rent Scandal
The need-to-know for all buyers of leasehold properties...