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Landlord Marylebone Warwick Balfour has launched proceedings in the High Court to close down a lap-dancing club in Birmingham. It claims that tenant Bitz & Pizza (Fiveways Birmingham) Ltd, of…

The Lord Chancellor has today published an e-conveyancing consultation document and questionnaire. The consultation sets out in broad terms the Land Registry’s proposals for a re-engineered conveyancing system, but is…

Two companies that are locked in a dispute over plans for a large retail development on the edge of Manchester must wait to hear the outcome of their case.

Plans to modernise stamp duty on land and buildings in the UK were announced yesterday in the wake of the 2002 Budget speech.

HM Land Registry has been awarded over £1.5m to develop and pilot a totally re-engineered system of conveyancing for England and Wales.

Leeds City Council are the overall winners in an action brought against them by two developers. Pudsey-based Jack Lunn (Developments) Ltd and Leeds-based Keyland Developments Ltd claimed that the council’s…

The Land Registration Bill has now been granted Royal Assent. Royal Assent was granted on 26 February 2002. However the Lord Chancellor’s Department has indicated that the provisions of the…

Ringwood-based estate agent Connells is being sued by a homeowner for damages of £90,000, for selling her property below its open market value.

The Land Registration Bill received its Third Reading unopposed and now awaits Royal Assent before becoming law. During the detailed Commons report stage, Lord Chancellor’s Department Minister Michael Wills said…

Landlord and tenant representatives are among those who have been asked to comment on recommendations proposed in a draft code practice for commercial leases.

A traditional paper-based local authority search can take anything from 10 to 25 days to complete, however one conveyancing company claims to have completed a search in a matter of…

The top prize for innovation in IT in a legal setting has been awarded to NLIS Searchflow. The prestigious Society for Computers and Law award 2002 was presented to Searchflow…