James Lumley
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Guildford green belt objectors lose court battle over local plan
Ouseley J dismissed three legal challenges to the council’s plan to reduce the green belt
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Landlords’ use of CRAR waives right to forfeit lease, Court of Appeal rules
Ruling means landlords may have to decide whether they want arrears paid or their property back
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Bellway wins case over 25cm strip of land
The property developer was being sued by one of four people who sold it a £9m plot of land in Surrey
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Judge backs leaseholders in dispute over ‘forgivable’ mistake
Right-to-manage papers were filed in the name of one of the lessees, not by the RTM company
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Oxfordshire town planner fails to hold council to their mistake
White Horse District Council erroneously marked land outside of the green belt
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Court rules against barn conversion accessed via a working runway
Judge rules the council failed to take safety into account when granting planning permission
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‘What is a building?’ asks High Court
In a dispute over uPVC windows, the High Court has answered the question “what is a building?”
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Corner shop wins court case blocking supermarket
Nisa Local owner challenged a decision to allow a disused GP surgery to be turned into a Co-Op store
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Sikh temple loses battle over Kensington & Chelsea parking restrictions
Parking restrictions justified despite problems they may cause for elderly congregation.
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Court of Appeal rules in ‘what is a flat?’ case
Common sense ruling, which backed the tenants, should also be welcomed by landlords.
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Leaseholders win in dispute over Dalston service charge
The freeholder sought to charge leaseholders for repairs and repay them when the insurance paid out
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Developer wins battle over Brentford FC’s new stadium
Value of land that was compulsorily purchased by Hounslow council in dispute