Reference Briefings
Required Reading: Mortgage Market Review for High Net Worths
Last December's consultation on the mortgage market seems like a distant memory
Required Reading: HS2
It's the news that sent a shiver down the country's spine - approval for the London-to-Birmingham leg of HS2 - but fear not, because Knight Frank has stepped up and assembled a crack team of specialists…
The Legal View
All the latest property law news in one handy briefing from Mishcon de Reya
Required Reading: OFT guidance for property sales businesses
The Office of Fair Trading have released a handy 66-page guide for estate agents that explains (at some length) the whats and hows (but rarely the whys) of the repeal of the Property Misdescriptions Act…
Required Reading: UK property held by offshore companies: consultation response from Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya has responded to the Government consultation document: "Ensuring the fair taxation of residential property transactions" (full version here) which covers:
Required Reading: Manorial rights
The Land Registration Act 2002 states that all manorial rights must be registered by the 13th October 2013
Required Reading: new French taxes on property owners explained
Francois Marchand
Required Reading: resi tax crib sheet
The legal gurus at Mishcon de Reya have produced a very handy guide to taxes on UK residential property
The reality of the Community Infrastructure Levy
As the Community Infrastructure Levy comes into force, Mishcon de Reya's Daniel Farrand and Jade Chalmers look at how this new charge - of up to £50 per square metre - on extensions and new resi builds w…