Residential Property

• Grass-Free Beach is Village Green, Rules Court

  • Posted10 September 2013

  The term ‘village green’ may conjure up to most people an image of a picturesque piece of open grass. However, the Court of Appeal has ruled in an important test...

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• Court Rules on Property Sale Retention

  • Posted21 August 2013

  In deciding on the meaning of agreements regarding the construction and sale of a residential property, the Court of Appeal has ruled that £35,000 retained from the purchase price should...

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• Second Registration Not Adverse Possession

  • Posted5 August 2013

  Under the law of adverse possession (‘squatter’s rights’), the legal ownership of land may be able to be claimed if it is occupied for a long period of time without...

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• Homeowners Triumph in Storm Damage Claim

  • Posted24 July 2013

  Householders whose homes suffered storm and flood damage reluctantly found themselves at the epicentre of a High Court case in which they defeated claims that they should be held personally...

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• Negligent Survey Brings Loss Claim

  • Posted10 July 2013

  A firm of surveyors which carried out valuations that overstated the value of three properties found itself defending an action for negligence recently. The surveyors had issued valuations on...

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• Homeowner’s Fine for Breaching Planning Laws Justified

  • Posted24 June 2013

  A homeowner who was fined £960 after he failed to comply with a local authority enforcement notice requiring him to demolish an unauthorised extension to his property has lost an...

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