James Lumley
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Supreme Court to rule in Nuffield Health rates dispute
The case could have implications for organisations that operate as charities across the country
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Arbitrator cuts London Docklands Hilton Covid rent debt to £500,000
Decision follows more than a year of arbitration between hotel and freeholder
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Central European real estate giant dispute may spill over to London courts
Two businessmen are attempting to sue CPI Property Group and major shareholder Radovan Vitek
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Sheffield City Council wins legal claim over land that wasn’t developed fast enough
Developer was required to obtain planning permission and produce a building contract
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Guy Hands’ Annington loses High Court battle with MoD over £8bn estate
Judge rules that MoD can use leasehold enfranchisement rules to buy back properties
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Tenanted Luton flats must be turned back into office block, High Court rules
Developer didn’t seek a certificate of lawful use
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Bermondsey live/work development means ‘live and/or work’, Court of Appeal rules
Property can be used in whichever way the owners please due to an ambiguously worded lease
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Arbitration panel rules on Covid rent arrears cases
Falcon Chambers Arbitration has handed down a number of decisions
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Contractors and architects sued for £40m over Crewe retirement village blaze
Most of the property was destroyed and many of the 150 residents lost all their possessions
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Developer wins High Court battle over ‘iconic’ Staines Debenhams
Future High Street Living (Staines) Ltd plans to build a 226-home scheme on the site
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Disgraced solicitor tried to fraudulently claim proceeds of property deal
Rodney Whiston-Dew was jailed for 10 years in 2017 for his role in a fraudulent investment scheme
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Optical Express entrepreneur left with VAT bill for property purchase
Supreme Court rules in unusual case about VAT on property transactions