Features

by Nicholas Lightbody and Angus Hutcheson. Most readers will have more than a passing knowledge of the convoluted and tortuous path that the developer has been pushed along in obtaining…

by Delyth Williams. In many cases, the attention of the practitioner is drawn to the question of whether a landlord can satisfy the necessary conditions for opposing the tenant’s request…

by Chris Coombe and Howel Lewis. The removal of the curtain of secrecy which, until now, has surrounded title registers offers a number of opportunities for developers and others involved…

What are the powers and duties of a company director?. Every company must have a director and public companies need at least two.

by Sandy Reid. The widespread development of commercial leasing in Scotland has occurred only since the second world war. The Landlord and Tenant Acts and the Law of Property Acts…

by John Pryer. As from December 3 1990, by virtue of the implementation of the Land Registration Act 1988, the register of title in England and Wales will become open…

by Robin Worthington. Licensed property is beginning to take a higher profile in the property industry, partly as a result of the much-publicised report of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission,…

by Colin Sydenham and Melville Rodrigues. It is not inappropriate to liken section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 to an earthquake.

What are the symptoms of wall-tie failure and, once identified, what remedies are available?. The corrosion of zinc-coated cavity-wall-ties is now recognised as a major building defect not only in…

In a report published last year, Reading University considered the modern forms of building procurement — management contracting and construction management — and concluded that, of the two, construction management…

by John Murdoch. Of all those readers of Estates Gazette who are involved in construction, even in the widest sense, there can surely be very few who remain unaware of…

by Andrew Jackson. Almost a year after it was first introduced into Parliament by the Government in December 1989 the Environmental Protection Act received Royal Assent on November 1 1990.