Residential Property

• 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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• Buyer Who Failed to Complete Must Pay for Loss of Value

  • Posted12 June 2013

  In these straitened times, it is regrettably not uncommon for a buyer to withdraw from the purchase of a property after a legal agreement to purchase has been completed. ...

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