Legal

Tempers appear to be fraying in Grosvenor Square over the redevelopment of the US Embassy building, or rather the lack of it..

A developer working on scheme in North Kensington has been fined £9k and ordered to pay nearly £7k in costs after breaching its construction traffic management plan.

Law firm Taylor Wessing has made two new partner hires to its Private Client practice in London, including a new Head of Resi Property.

Made without any form of consultation, HMRC’s recent announcement on borrowing taken by non-UK domiciliaries and secured on their foreign assets has created yet more uncertainty for those looking to inve…

Latest figures show that 26,000 people paid inheritance tax in the UK last year (which is levied at 40% on estates valued at more than £325,000), although the number liable to pay is likely to double by…

Got your A-level results and keen to make your mark on the property world, but not sold on uni? Top drawer law firm Mishcon de Reya has just announced it's to take on two legal apprentices as part of a…

Developers "should be less fearful of going to court" over rights to light - as long as they have acted in a reasonable and responsible way - concludes a panel of experts assembled by Mishcon de Reya to…

From encroachment to physical damage, building work can affect a neighbouring property in a whole host of different ways. C

The Planning Inspectorate has upheld a decision to refuse permission for a new scheme in Chelsea, on the grounds that it didn't provide enough affordable housing.

Two London estate agencies have turned to the High Court over "a very large difference in opinion" about what makes a confidential client/prospect list.

What would actually happen if you banged up a loft extension in the Royal Borough without planning permission?

Leading law firm Mishcon de Reya is launching an independent private client advisory business with offshore fiduciary bods Opus Private