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by Michael Gregory. The tenancy system, when in good working order, is an ideal means of giving farmers farming opportunities. The representative bodies, the Minister of Agriculture and our lords…

by Joe McClenaghan. During the next property boom, property development is likely to be a more regulated, directed and controlled affair than was the case during the late 1980s.

What remedy (if any) does a landowner have if a local planning authority refuses to grant planning permission to develop land which otherwise has no real value or usefulness?.

by Patrick McLoughlin. Surveyors and lawyers dealing with dispositions of commercial leasehold properties are constantly confronted with the vexed question of whether a landlord can require that an incoming assignee…

by Gilead Cooper. The principles governing the measure of damages recoverable from a negligent surveyor are well established; the plaintiff should be put in as good a position as if…

by Hugh Jenkins. Unlikely though it may seem to the average bystander, the process of restarting the property cycle has already begun.

by John Stephenson. The abolition of rateable values for residential property with effect from April 1 1990 has necessitated amendments to the various pieces of legislation governing residential leases and…

by Ronald Austin. In an article which appeared in these columns on May 12 1990, the writer updated his previous reviews of various legal aspects to be borne in mind…

In the previous article on asset valuations (March 23, p 123), the definition of “open market value,” as applied to non-specialised property assets, was considered.

by Keith Pearlman. A recent Court of Appeal decision, Billson v Residential Apartments Ltd [1] 18 EG 169 is the latest in a line of conflicting cases to state that…

by Edward Bannister. The Insolvency Act 1986 (“the Act”) is not an esoteric beast which can be ignored by institutional investors and their advisers but has a very direct relevance…

by Gerald Sherriff. In times when finances are difficult there are unfortunately more and more tenants who are unable to pay their rent, service charges and other payments under their…