Reference Briefings
Required Reading: On breach of trust claims against solicitors and licensed conveyancers
Danielle Best explains the recent case of AIB Group (UK) PLC v Mark Redler & Co. Solicitors, the result of which will be of some comfort to solicitors, conveyancers and their insurers...
Required Reading: High value residential property and the Immigration Act
The requirement for landlords to undertake immigration checks presents a number of practical points that will have particular relevance to high value resi lettings, says Jane Reyersbach...
Required Reading: Second home ownership and the EU’s new succession rules
Ten years in the making, a fundamental shift to succession rules in most EU countries will come into force next year.
Required Reading: Property tax briefing
HMRC has made a number of tax announcements recently which could have major implications for residential property owners.
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.
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…
Rights to Light: Landscape improves for developers
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…
Right to Pi: Wyatt launches property index research house
One of prime resi's statistical heavyweights, John D Wood's former Head of Valuation James Wyatt, has set up his own research house to offer independent, reliable indices, reports and valuations.
Required Reading: Understanding Rights to Light
Last year, the Law Commission launched a consultation on the future of rights to light, seeking to introduce greater certainty into this particularly shady area of law.
Required Reading: The HS2 Discretionary Compensation Package
Details of a new discretionary compensation package for property owners affected by the HS2 rail link between London and Birmingham were released by the government this week.
New Plans for Old: Renovation job for listed building system
The system for listed building consents is getting an overhaul, with the aim of creating a 'more effective and efficient' process with less bureaucracy and generally lower costs.