Latest Posts - July 2018
Japanese Knotweed has become one of the most talked about and prevalent issues in property transactions over recent years. The mere mention of the dreaded plant is enough to put buyers, sellers, lenders and conveyancers on edge. Not without just cause...
Behaviour Divorce Petitions and the Dismissal of the Owens Appeal The Supreme Court handed down Judgment on 25 July 2018 in respect of the appeal of Mrs Owens, who was appealing against the decision of the lower Courts who dismissed her petition for...
Family businesses are a popular choice for those with the confidence and conviction to forge a career either by starting out with parents and siblings or, more typically, children joining the family business ultimately with a view to taking over when their...
In the recent case of London and Ilford Limited v Sovereign Property Holdings Limited , the Court of Appeal has left a property developer with a bloody nose and a financial headache. In the context of a property transaction, the term...
There have been numerous recent reports in the media concerning problems arising from the ownership of leasehold flats and houses. What is a Leasehold Property? It is a property which is owned by way of a lease and the owner of the lease is known...
On 27 th June 2018, the Supreme Court handed down Judgment in respect of the appeal of a different sex couple who wish to enter into a Civil Partnership, rather than marry. Civil Partnerships were introduced in 2004 to allow same sex couples to have their...