Legal
Conveyancing mega-portal unveils brand and gears up for Spring launch
The conveyancing world could be in for a major online shake up when the Law Society's new venture goes live in the Spring.
BP Collins adds four more lawyers to its property team
Buckinghamshire law firm BP Collins LLP has boosted its burgeoning property team with the appointment of four new associates.
MIPIM Notes #4/Final Thoughts: Nicky Richmond on FOMO
Nicky Richmond assesses the inaugural MIPIM UK from a property lawyer's point of view and asks 'what is it good for?'
Tempted as I am to finish the line of that song, it would not be entirely accurate.
Intellectual Property & Development: On architectural drawings and copyright law
The course of property development never did run smooth, but the oft-overlooked issue of copyright in relation to architectural design can be a particularly thorny one.
Law Review: Mind your PRS, Thames Tideway & Transfers of Going Concerns
Mishcon de Reya's handy round-up of the latest changes in the real estate legal landscape.
Required Reading: Potential Office-to-Resi Pitfalls
The latest set of planning reforms propose to make office-to-resi development rights a permanent fixture and leave the door open for other ‘something-to-resi’ conversions.
‘Legal battle’ over US Embassy redevelopment
Tempers appear to be fraying in Grosvenor Square over the redevelopment of the US Embassy building, or rather the lack of it...
£16k penalty doled out to developer after traffic breach
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.
New Head of Resi Property for Taylor Wessing
Law firm Taylor Wessing has made two new partner hires to its Private Client practice in London, including a new Head of Resi Property.
The ‘unwelcome’ HMRC announcement creating yet more uncertainty for foreign investors
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…
Required Reading: Inheritance Tax & The UK Property Market
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…
Mishcon launches real estate apprenticeship scheme
Got your A-level results and keen to make your mark on the property world, but not sold on uni?