Legal
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Supreme Court rules on human rights law in private possession claims
The Supreme Court has today unanimously dismissed a landmark appeal over the role of human rights in possession claims between private parties.
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Flanders Community Centre v Newham London Borough Council
Landlord and tenant, Rent
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Flanders Community Centre v Newham London Borough Council
Landlord and tenant – New tenancy – Rent – Claimant taking lease of property for use as community centre – Negotiations with defendant local authority landlord for new tenancy upon…
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Kensington and Chelsea says two into one shouldn’t go
Faced with ever-increasing demands on its limited housing supply, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is challenging a planning inspector’s decision to approve development to turn two flats into…
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Bouygues (UK) Ltd v Febrey Structures Ltd
Building contract Construction
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Bouygues (UK) Ltd v Febrey Structures Ltd
Building contract – Amendment – Construction – Claimant seeking declarations as to interpretation of sub-contract for construction of university building – Defendant counterclaiming for payment of money arising out of…
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R (on the application of Wright) v Forest of Dean District Council
Town and country planning Material consideration
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R (on the application of Wright) v Forest of Dean District Council
Town and country planning – Planning permission – Material consideration – Claimant objector challenging decision of defendant local authority to grant interested party planning permission for change of use of…
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Intermediate landlords will have to justify amounts paid into a freeholder’s sinking fund, when seeking to pass such costs on to their own tenants
Where a residential service charge is payable before the relevant costs are incurred, no greater amount than is reasonable is so payable: section 19(2) Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
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EMI Group Ltd v O&H Q1 Ltd
Landlord and tenant – Assignment – Guarantee – Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 – Assignment of lease by original tenant to its guarantor – Guarantor granting underlease to new…
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Going global
Sir David Tweedie speaks about his role with the International Valuation Standards Council and its ongoing mission as the global standard setter for the valuation profession
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The clock struck 13
Getting to grips with an eagerly awaited ruling on hedonic regression and the valuation of the premiums payable for new leases or enfranchisement