Legal
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Property lawyers react to Brexit
The vote to leave the European Union is a “monumental” one, but one that will impact more on the market and the environment than on property law, lawyers have said…
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Shah and another v Greening and another
Sale of land – Specific performance – Illegal purpose – Claimants agreeing to purchase property from defendants for £500,000 plus £3,000 for chattels – Another £7,000 payable under prior agreements…
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Shah and another v Greening and another
Sale of land Specific performance
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A conveyance by two trustees is capable of overreaching extraneous equitable interests, in addition to those arising under the trust itself
Struggling homeowners who seized on sale-and-leaseback agreements to escape from debt, having sold their properties at a discount in return for the right to stay on as tenants, have not…
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Judge criticises HMRC in landfill tax case
A High Court judge today criticised tax officials, saying HMRC’s conduct in a lawsuit relating to a £69m tax bill charged to a landfill company was “without precedent”, and “simply…
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Out in the open: LGBT networking in real estate
Rob Hudson and Paul Barker discuss their new networking group for LGBT professionals in the Midlands and the importance to the property sector of maintaining a focus on diversity, exclusivity…
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Perfect case flaws as character informed by lawfulness of use
In R (XY) v Maidstone Borough Council & Anor [2016] EWHC 1436 (Admin) failure to recognise the frailty of existing uses was held to be fatal to the decision that…
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Broadview Energy Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others
Town and country planning – Planning appeal – Natural justice – Apparent bias – Appellant applying to quash decision of first respondent refusing planning permission for wind farm development –…
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Broadview Energy Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others
Town and country planning Planning appeal
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Grafton Group (UK) plc and another v Secretary of State for Transport and others
Compulsory purchase – Lawfulness – Viability of scheme – Compulsory purchase order made for purpose of reactivating wharf – First appellant refusing planning permission for wharf redevelopment but confirming CPO…