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by Tim Smithers. The provisions of section 37 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (which relate to disturbance compensation payable to tenants whose landlords successfully oppose lease renewal on…

What advice can you give to a final-year estate management degree student about to embark on the search for a job?.

by Mark Williams. The “conservation area” designation was first introduced into the English planning system by the Civic Amenities Act 1967.

by Roger Perrin. Most industries have a clear idea of the needs of their customers. The car industry, for instance, is now light years away from Henry Ford’s “any colour…

by Stuart Lightman. Do you know your capital gains “tax group” — or groups? This question is particularly relevant to property companies, which, by reasons of joint ventures, more often…

Change of Pimlico shop to estate agent’s office. Use of a car spares shop in Pimlico as an estate agent’s office has been allowed on appeal.

by James Snaith. While the Local Government and Finance Act 1988 (“the Act”) makes some fundamental changes to the way in which rates are calculated and distributed, most of the…

by Mark Pawlowski. The machinery contained in Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 comprises a complicated structure of notices and counternotices which must be served by either…

by James Tuckey. After the boom of the last few years, British shopping centres are now at a turning point. We are still experiencing high levels of construction activity, but…

In what circumstances may a court appoint a manager to manage a privately owned block of flats?. For many years it has been realised that the position of tenants in…

by David Hoppit. They erupted overnight, like giant puffballs; ranks of new, white caravans (sorry, mobile homes) stood motionless where once sad-eyed Friesians and Jerseys went about their daily plod.

by Idris Pearce. The recent White Paper on the National Health Service, Working for Patients (CM555), has hit the headlines on several social issues, but it also has considerable implications…