Legal
There’s more offshore: The Guardian names “secret” property owners
The Guardian has named a batch of "secret" property barons who it claims own UK properties through offshore firms based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI)
Allen & Overy loses HNW property specialist to Maurice Turnor Gardner
Sarah Conway will join boutique law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner as a partner in its residential property practice in January
Tchenguiz brothers bring Serious Fraud Office to account
The Serious Fraud Office has been ordered to pay property barons Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz (significant) legal costs, following the collapse of a case against them earlier this year
Winckworth Sherwood strengthens real estate team
London-based law firm Winckworth Sherwood has added to its specialist enfranchisement and residential property team with the appointment of Syeda Malik, who joins from Glinert Davis LLP.
Required Reading: Avoiding property fraud
Mishcon de Reya's Richard Anyamene and Adam Gross on how to avoid being another victim of property fraud...
Interior Designer sued over One Hyde Park fit-out
An architecture and interior design practice is apparently being sued for £300,000 after a project at One Hyde Park allegedly over-ran by ten months.
Top 10 Property Law Firms
The Lawyer magazine has revealed the top 10 property law firms in the UK; it's been a tough year, with the majority of property teams seeing turnovers drop, but a lucky few have tapped into "foreign investment…
Where there’s a Will there’s an (easier) way
New EU succession rules simplify making a will for HNWs with property in different countries, says Jenny Wilson-Smith of Boodle Hatfield.
Once a house, not always a house: Hosebay and de Walden triumph in the Supreme Court
It's been decided: a house is not always a house
The Legal View
All the latest property law news in one handy briefing from Mishcon de Reya
HMRC sews up Stamp Duty loopholes
HMRC is cracking down on SDLT avoidance schemes, making it far more tricky for property buyers to avoid paying stamp duty
Estate Agents ignored over Property Misdescriptions and Estate Agents Act changes
So the Property Misdescriptions Act has been repealed and the Estate Agents Act has been amended