Jess Harrold
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Surveyors must fight negligence claim after all
A Mayfair firm of chartered surveyors which had claimed an early victory in a negligence claim brought against it must now face a full trial of the action
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Costs decision said to encourage tribunal service charge claims
A long-awaited Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (“the UT”) decision is a green-light for tenants to bring “spurious” service charge claims with little costs risk, lawyers have warned
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Property lawyers react to Brexit
The vote to leave the European Union is a “monumental” one, but one that will impact more on the market and the environment than on property law, lawyers have said…
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UPDATED: Property lawyers react to Brexit
Following the vote to leave the European Union, property lawyers offer their views on the result and explain the implications
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OpenLand brings LGBT networking to the Midlands
The co-founders of OpenLand share their thoughts on the importance to the property sector of maintaining a focus on diversity
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EMI guarantor assignment case heading to 2017 appeal
A much discussed ruling that a tenant cannot assign its tenancy to a guarantor is to come under challenge at the Court of Appeal next year
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Peterborough not big enough for two new cinemas, court told
Two rival Peterborough leisure developments including cinemas are being weighed in the balance at the High Court
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Quashed means quashed – Court of Appeal rules on compulsory purchase
The Court of Appeal has ruled that, when a challenge to a compulsory purchase order is successful, a quashing order applies to the CPO in its entirety, not just confirmation…
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London wharf CPO still sunk
The Court of Appeal has upheld the quashing of a compulsory purchase order intended to bring an historic London wharf back into action
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Queen guitarist Brian May has costs claim cut after basement row settled
Brian May has recovered only a fifth of the £200,000-plus he claimed in legal costs after he accepted a settlement in a row with neighbours over a basement extension
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Kensington & Chelsea says two into one shouldn’t go
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is challenging a planning inspector’s decision to approve development to turn two flats into a single home
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Kensington and Chelsea says two into one shouldn’t go
Faced with ever-increasing demands on its limited housing supply, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is challenging a planning inspector’s decision to approve development to turn two flats into…