There has been a lot in the news recently about HS2, the proposed high speed rail link to the North.  Although this is likely to take upwards of twenty years to complete, properties along the route will become blighted and … Continue reading →

The Government, being aware that there is a shortage of housing, has re-implemented a plan put forward by David Cameron in the 2010 Budget to allow owners of office premises to convert them into at least two flats. These are … Continue reading →

The increase in Stamp Duty Land Tax and the annual charge for companies owning UK property.  This legislation, brought in last year in the Budget, applies to UK as well as offshore companies and some other legal entities for purchases … Continue reading →

Settlement of a dispute that spanned more than three centuries still leaves questions Where ownership of a road running between two separately owned pieces of land is in doubt, the usual rule for determining ownership of the road (in the … Continue reading →

Since 6 April 2007, it has been mandatory for a landlord to join a Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) on creation of a new residential assured shorthold tenancy in England or Wales, where a deposit is paid by the tenant to … Continue reading →