Legal
How exactly did you pay for that mansion? British government targets corrupt oligarchs in ‘McMafia style’ shakedown
"If they are an MP in a country where they don’t receive a big salary but suddenly they have a nice Knightsbridge townhouse worth millions and they can’t prove how they paid for it, we will seize that…
Court of Appeal rules on landmark leasehold case
Appeal dismissed in Trustees of the Sloane Stanley Estate v Mundy; ruling described as "devastating outcome for leaseholders up and down the country"
Nigerian prince ordered to pay £1m after mansion deal falls out of bed
High Court rules in favour of couple from Mill Hill after £5m sale fails to complete...
Watch: A guide to avoiding Land Registry requisitions
The Land Registry has produced a series of eight videos, which walk conveyancers and buyers through the necessary steps to avoid fraud and/or time-consuming and frustrating delays in the property paperwork.
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New money laundering watchdog, with teeth, to launch in January
The Treasury has created a new watchdog to "tighten the UK’s defences against dirty money whilst minimising unnecessary burdens on legitimate business".
Candys in the clear as High Court throws out £132m legal action
Tycoons triumph after sensational set-to with entrepreneur Mark Holyoake
Boodle Hatfield named UK’s top resi law firm
300-year-old firm awarded number one placing by Legal 500 for real estate specialism
Interior designers move to protect their IP rights
SBID launches a campaign to improve interior design intellectual property protection in line with music and fashion industries.
Vendors sue Nigerian prince after £5m deal falls out of bed
£1.8m legal battle in the High Court after sale of north London mansion fails to complete...
Irwin Mitchell appoints first head of resi
Former Wedlake Bell man Jeremy Raj steps up to lead 100-year-old law firm's residential offering
What to do when you don’t own ‘your’ property
Lawyers are reporting increasing instances of freeholders or leaseholders finding themselves in a pickle when mistakes or fraudulent activity have led to their properties being "owned" by someone else.
Set-to on Grosvenor Crescent as resident kicks off over concierge service
Owner of £18m apartment sues management company for breach of lease, claiming staffing levels are 'not adequate to provide services appropriate to the highest quality residential accommodation'