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Latest Posts - December 2016

Proposals to ban dodgy landlords and agents

Andrew Turner
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The Government is considering new legislation to enable bans to be imposed on what are deemed to be “criminal landlords and agents” preventing them from operating in the private rented sector.   The proposals have generally been welcomed....

Protecting against conveyancing fraud

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It has been reported by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) that cyber crime within the conveyancing sector is the highest in the profession, with a massive £7 million being lost by clients last year alone. The fraudsters target emails. By...

Pokemon Go - "A serious risk to landowners and players"

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By Thomas Airey, Trainee Solicitor The new mobile app Pokémon Go, launched in July 2016, has quickly become a global sensation; an addictive and potentially beneficial pastime for a great many would-be trainers of cartoon monsters.  The game...

Rights of Way: is a gate an obstruction?

Andrew Turner
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Gates and rights of way can be an unhappy mix. I often hear the cry "my neighbour has put a gate across the lane. He can't do that. I've got a right to pass along that lane. I want to get an injunction against him" . Breaking it to the...