7 June 2010 | Richard John
The new coalition Government published a ‘coalition agreement’ on 20 May, which sets out what has been agreed so far between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
The following policy agreements...
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1 June 2010 | Faiza Ahmad
£30,000, £40,000, £75,000, £100,000 – significant amounts of money? Yes and these are all examples of the legal costs people across the country have recently spent on fighting boundary disputes...
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28 May 2010 | David Marsden
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published new Approved Documents for Parts F, J and L of Schedule 1 in the Building Regulations 2000. These changes will have an impact on the construction...
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24 May 2010 | Stephen Carew
A developer and its advisers should be aware of Redlawn Land Ltd v Cowley [2010] EWHC 766 (Ch) when taking an option over land. The case revolved around the date for determining the option price where...
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 | helen.hall
The Consumer Code for Home Builders (‘The Code’) came into effect on 1 April 2010. It does not apply retrospectively.
The intention of the Code is to give buyers more protection when acquiring a...
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20 May 2010 | Karin Holt
The Consumer Code for Home Builders (‘The Code’) came into effect on 1 April 2010. It does not apply retrospectively.
The intention of the Code is to give buyers more protection when acquiring a...
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20 May 2010 | Stephen Carew
Case law in relation to open spaces seems to be like buses. No sooner have we had the decision in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010), developers...
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17 May 2010 | David Marsden
The new coalition government has outlined plans to increase capital gains tax (CGT) for non-business assets from 18 per cent to, perhaps, 40 or even 50 per cent – and this could affect buy-to-let investors...
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22 April 2010 | Stephen Carew
Developers developing open spaces should be wary of a recent decision of the Supreme Court in Lewis, R (on the application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council & others (2010). The decision...
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