Residential Property

• Cohabitant Entitled to 25 per cent Share

  • Posted1 June 2015

  Yet another case has come to court which illustrates the wisdom of cohabiting couples making a ‘living together agreement’ or formalising their respective rights over the property in which they...

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• Putting Assets in Your Children’s Names Can Be Risky

  • Posted14 May 2015

  Transferring title of your assets to your children may have advantages but is not without risks, as one businessman found out when his son’s bankruptcy left the family’s substantial buy-to-let...

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• Covenant Over Development Void, Rules Court

  • Posted5 May 2015

  Deeds of covenant over properties have been a frequent source of litigation over the years and a recent case demonstrates the wisdom of taking particular care to understand the scope...

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• Court Rejects Inconsistent Planning Decision

  • Posted17 April 2015

  The procedures for obtaining planning permission are a frequent source of delay and dispute, especially where inspectors reject planning applications for reasons that do not seem clear or consistent. ...

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• Behaviour Covenant is for Reasonable Period

  • Posted30 March 2015

  When the operator of a mobile home park sought to evict a tenant on the ground that he had committed acts of anti-social behaviour, the Court could not accept that...

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• Builders Next Door Stopped in Tracks

  • Posted19 March 2015

  If you are facing misery at the hands of builders working close by, a recent case shows that you are not powerless and that the law can protect householders plagued...

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