Property & Real Estate Barristers
Articles
Cos Services Limited v Nicholson & Willans [2017] UKUT 382 (LC)
1st November 2017
Summary The Upper Tribunal gave guidance as to how an assessment of reasonableness of insurance premiums under s.19 of the...
Take advice or count the cost
20th October 2017
Does a TR1 form which is unexecuted by the purchasers create an express declaration of trust? Nicola Muir examines the issue....
Challenging the cost of insurance
19th October 2017
It is frequently common for lessees to complain that the decision of a landlord to insure the freehold building with a...
Signature of St Albans (Property) Guernsey Ltd v Wragg [2017] EWHC 2352 (Ch)
12th October 2017
The Court determined that restrictive covenants created by two conveyances dating back to 1910 continued to affect the...
Sparks v Biden [2017] EWHC 1994 (Ch)
12th October 2017
A term would be implied into an option agreement, requiring the purchaser/developer of a plot of land to sell the properties...
Lea v Ward [2017] EWHC 2231 (Ch)
12th October 2017
The High Court held that the most natural reading of a deed granting a right of way "over the track or way" was to limit the...
Restrictive Covenants – can I build a house in the garden?
12th October 2017
The lure of profit can make the construction of a new house in the back garden a tempting prospect. Surely with the constant...
Be mindful of the distinctions: requests for consent
5th October 2017
Tanfield's Harriet Holmes and Mark Reading of Mishcon de Reya consider applications for consent in real property contracts:...
Knowing the law: magicians need not apply
2nd October 2017
What is a good property manager? A surveyor? An accountant? A lawyer? A detective? A psychologist? A magician? The answer...
Fixing the broken housing market – where are we now?
27th September 2017
In February this year, the Government published its Housing White Paper which was entitled "Fixing our Broken Housing...