Residential Property

• Stamp Duty Land Tax – When is a Property Unsuitable for Use as a Dwelling?

  • Posted14 June 2023

  A newly purchased house may require a great deal of renovation and repair work to render it habitable – but does that mean it is unsuitable for use as a...

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• Setting Up Business in a Garden Outhouse? Make Sure You Read This First

  • Posted31 May 2023

  One of the social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the creation of a fashion for householders to operate businesses from outhouses in their gardens. However, an important tribunal ruling...

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• Japanese Knotweed Victim Wins Compensation in Landmark Nuisance Case

  • Posted2 May 2023

  Landowners should sit up and take notice of the Court of Appeal’s ground-breaking decision to award thousands of pounds in compensation to a property investor, the value of whose land...

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• Let Down by a Cowboy Builder? Your Complaints Should Not Go Unheard

  • Posted11 April 2023

  So-called ‘cowboy’ builders who demand overpayment for delayed and shoddy work are a curse on householders. However, as a Court of Appeal ruling showed, the law takes a tough line...

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• Restrictive Covenants – Objectors Succeed in Blocking Flats Development

  • Posted29 March 2023

  If a neighbour has been granted planning permission for a development to which you object, you may feel that there is little or nothing you can do about it. As...

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• Property Investment – Professional Supervision is Vital to Guard Against Fraud

  • Posted24 February 2023

  Fraud is a very real risk faced by investors in property developments and that is why detailed professional supervision of projects is so essential. The point was powerfully made by...

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