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The End of Leasehold Flats? A Breakdown of the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Bill
Úna Campbell
22 March 2018
Revisiting Res Judicata
When issuing proceedings to recover possession of property from a trespasser, a property owner will also often want to include a claim for mesne profits, these being the damages for use and occupation of the property. However, there may be circumstances where such a claim is not pursued at the same time and, instead, the priority is simply to obtain an order for possession as quickly as possible.
13 February 2018
Tips for tenants on keeping pets and pawtential for change?
As a recent first time buyer one of the benefits I was looking forward to most about owning my own property was being able to head straight to Battersea Cats & Dogs Home (and that is exactly what I did –meet Cloud below ). According to the Dog’s Trust, who set up “Lets with Pets" almost half of UK residents own a pet. However, for pet-lovers one real disadvantage of renting or buying a flat in the UK is the common restriction on keeping pets.
8 February 2018
Chelsea FC call on 12th man in rights to light dispute
As a Chelsea fan, I had assumed that the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City would prove to be my team’s most formidable opponents this season. However, a family of four have sought to scupper Chelsea’s plans and in doing so, have demonstrated that rights to light remain an important consideration and a potentially expensive hurdle.
29 January 2018
Land Registry release data on overseas companies for no cost
In short, this release of data will allow anyone to discover which companies own land or property in England and Wales, subject first to an online registration.
19 January 2018
Retentions: Carillion should mark the beginning of the end
Today marks the end of the government consultation on the practice of cash retentions under construction contracts.