Residential Property

• Let Down By Your Builder? Consult a Solicitor Without Delay

  • Posted1 September 2020

  Home renovations are a notoriously frequent source of dispute and, if you feel that you have been let down by a builder, you should consult a solicitor straight away. In...

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• Renting Out Your Home on Airbnb? Are You Sure You’re Entitled to Do So?

  • Posted13 August 2020

  Tenants should take professional advice before renting out their homes to short-term paying guests via Airbnb, Booking.com or other internet booking sites. In a case on point, a couple who...

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• High-Profile Homeowners Can Divert Footpath Away From Their Garden

  • Posted30 July 2020

  Ramblers love footpaths, but the same cannot be said for landowners concerned to protect their privacy and security. That was certainly so in one case in which homeowners with a...

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• SDLT Relief Takes Immediate Effect in England and Northern Ireland

  • Posted10 July 2020

  A temporary Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) relief measure has taken immediate effect in England and Northern Ireland after being announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his summer economic statement....

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• Parking Fine Imposed on Private Landowner Triggers High Court Test Case

  • Posted9 July 2020

  A fine imposed on a householder for parking her Land Rover on her own land put the conflict between private ownership and public access to the road network in high...

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• Neighbours Succeed in Blocking Controversial Garage Extension

  • Posted22 June 2020

  If a neighbour obtains planning permission for a building project to which you object, that does not always mean you just have to grin and bear it. In a case...

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