News
-
Travelling showmen fail in eleventh-hour challenge
Two travelling showmen face possible imprisonment if they do not remove their caravans and equipment from a site in Alford by 4.30pm on Monday.
-
“Nomad” must pay council tax on house he doesn’t live in
The High Court has ruled that a house can be someone’s “sole or main residence” for council tax purposes even if the owner does not in fact live there, and…
-
Lincolnshire man must find another way to own first home
A man who had hoped that a proposed environmental project could help him onto the “housing ladder” must now find another way to buy his first home.
-
Garden centre fails in challenge to enforcement notice
The operator of a Chiltern garden centre has failed in its challenge to an enforcement notice issued by Chiltern District Council last February.
-
Undue influence dispute moves to Court of Appeal
First National Bank plc, which is now known as Abbey National plc, has launched an Appeal Court challenge to a Shoreditch County Court decision dismissing its claim for possession of…
-
Judge calls for reform of rent committee application procedures
An Appeal Court judge has questioned whether applications to rent assessment committees should be made electronically. The judge suggested that more thought should be given to the provision of assured…
-
Edward Symmons & Partners ward off £575,000 claim
Surveyor and valuer Edward Symmons & Partners has successfully defended a £575,000 negligent valuation claim brought by Lloyds TSB Bank plc.
-
Olswang poaches DJ Freeman’s property team
Law firm Olswang has recruited DJ Freeman’s property team to create one of the biggest property divisions in the business. Following the move, which also involves the departure of DJ…
-
Allegations against John Bairstow must be proved afresh
The founder of estate agent Bairstow Eves has won a key Court of Appeal victory in his ongoing bid to avoid being disqualified from acting as a company director.
-
Court rules on neighbourhood abuse
The protection of council tenants from the anti-social behaviour of occupants in neighbouring properties has been considered by the High Court, in a case involving a suspended possession order obtained…
-
High Court considers whether development is a health hazard
Swindon Borough Council are attempting to prevent a quarrying firm from using land for a road-rail interchange because the resulting noise and dust could adversely affect a nearby conservation area…
-
Gloucester council lose amusement centre dispute
Gloucester City Council have failed to persuade the High Court to overturn an inspector’s grant of conditional planning permission for an amusement centre in Northgate Street, Gloucester.