Residential Property

• Give and Take is Often Better Than All or Nothing

  • Posted18 July 2012

  A recent Court of Appeal case shows that mediation can often be a more beneficial way of resolving disputes than what Lord Justice Jackson referred to as ‘full blooded adversarial...

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• Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas

  • Posted4 July 2012

  Since the Civic Amenities Act 1967, over 9,000 conservation areas have been designated as areas of special architectural or historic interest in England alone. Planning law and local requirements apply...

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• Planning Cannot Authorise Nuisance

  • Posted14 June 2012

  Doing your research into the neighbourhood before you buy a new house is common sense, as a recent case shows. The case was heard in the Court of Appeal...

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• Planning Laws and New Developments

  • Posted28 May 2012

  Whether you are planning to refurbish and sell a house or to construct a whole new apartment block, almost all your plans will be governed by planning laws and any...

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• Obligation on Seller Sets Boundary

  • Posted11 May 2012

  When a plan is attached to a conveyance, it is often marked ‘for identification purposes only’ in order to ensure that the plan is not considered to be the definitive...

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• Argument Over Strip of Land Settled by Court of Appeal

  • Posted26 April 2012

  A recent case in the Court of Appeal illustrates the extent to which property owners will go to protect what they perceive to be the boundaries of their property, which...

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