Legal
Offshore Storm: The future of UK residential property structures for non-UK domiciliaries
Kate Rees-Doherty talks us through the current state of play and has some advice for those who might be affected by the new raft of measures designed to encourage the transfer of properties out of offshore …
Conveyancer jailed for £350k stamp duty swindle
A conveyancer from north west London has been jailed for three years and four months after being found guilty of "swindling" his clients and HMRC out of £352,500 in stamp duty.
Adverse Effects: Squatters, property developers, landowners and the law
In the wake of recent high-profile cases involving a property on Grosvenor Street in Mayfair, the former Stock Exchange building in Manchester and land near the Magna Carta memorial in Surrey, Nick Martyn …
Superprime Cybercrime: Avoiding and dealing with property transaction scams
Increasingly sophisticated methods of cybercrime are causing havoc for property investors and law firms, with conveyancing firms proving particularly vulnerable.
HNW advisory Berkeley Hurrell bolsters legal team
Boutique resi property and private wealth firm Berkeley Hurrell has strengthened its PCL offering with the hire of Beth Carey as solicitor
Required Reading: Selling a property with a nuisance neighbour
Trying to shift a property with a nasty neighbour can be pretty nightmarish, but a recent ruling could provide some hope for harangued homeowners, explains Ed White...
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Required Reading: Understanding Building Regulations
Building regs can sometimes be overlooked in the course of a transaction, but non-compliance can have expensive and potentially dangerous real world consequences.
Watch Where You Tread: Wooden floors and leasehold apartments
It might look great, but the potential consequences of installing wooden flooring in breach of lease can be pretty expensive. Denielle Rickman and Rachel Kerr advise on how to avoid any slip ups...
Infographic: The Fall & Rise of Conveyancing
"Recession survivors" in the conveyancing world look to be reaping the rewards of resilience.
From Chelsea To The Clink: Estate agency, money laundering and some guy called Boris
In the wake of that undercover documentary, financial crime specialist Dan Hyde explains why, in money laundering offences, a lack of intent - or an illicit deal - is no defence...
Required Reading: Lease extensions and collective enfranchisement
There are plenty of pitfalls in the lease extension process, says Robert Marchbank; if you miss deadlines, it can have a serious financial impact...
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Supreme Court passes baton to Parliament in legislating against unfair service charges
An important legal ruling has been handed down by the UK Supreme Court this morning, on whether service charges that leaseholders pay have to reflect the costs actually incurred by the landlord, or whether …