27 June 2011 | Shimon Shaw
It has been reported, in the Financial Times, that France has abandoned plans to introduce an annual tax on second homes owned by non-residents. Good news for Brits with homes in France. The French...
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23 November 2010 | Steven Mills
The OFT has announced that it has uncovered problems about the use of charging order by some lenders.
Problems uncovered by the OFT's investigation were specific to each business, as set out in the...
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20 October 2010 | Karen Jacobs
Money was advanced by the claimant lender to the defendant solicitors with respect to a purchase of a property in Barnet. The claimant sent the firm of solicitors a standard certificate of title. The...
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7 October 2010 | Michael Oberwarth
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published new Guidance to the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 (MRPTA).
The growth in the letting of property and the...
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8 September 2010 | Jackie Hanlon
Part 55 of the CPR which deals with possession proceedings is being amended from 1 October. The amendments are as follows:
Unauthorised tenants living in a mortgaged property are allowed to apply to...
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7 September 2010 | Clare Stothard
The Independent Commission on Banking has now launched a website http://bankingcommission.independent.gov.uk/bankingcommission/
The Independent Commission on Banking will consider the structure of...
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14 July 2010 | Jackie Hanlon
Tightening of regulation was inevitable given the financial turmoil that followed the global economic downturn which exposed the flaws in the UK mortgage market. Clear regulatory guidelines are welcomed...
24 June 2010 | Karen Jacobs |
Can a court make a finding of actual undue influence even if this is not pleaded? Even where a finding of undue influence is made, if one part of the transaction is not affected by the undue influence,...
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20 May 2010 | Richard John |
An investigation carried out by a London law firm has revealed a huge rise in the number of professional negligence claims brought over valuations of residential and commercial properties in 2009.
The...
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20 May 2010 | Richard John
The Government has announced that, from 21 May 2010, it is suspending the requirement for homeowners to provide a Home Information Pack (HIP) when selling their homes. The Government will need to introduce...
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