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Considering the future landscapes of our cities
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By Michael Bothamley
Considering the future landscapes of our cities
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By Anne Batanero
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By Robert Hill
There is a perception that owners and occupiers should not clear ice and snow from roads and footpaths outside their premises for fear of being sued…
By James Ross
The recent ruling by the Upper Chamber of the Lands Tribunal in LM Homes Ltd and others v Queen Court Freehold Company Ltd reconfirms how difficult…
By Matt Spencer
The time period for filing an SDLT return and paying the SDLT due will, from 1 March 2019, reduce from 30 days to 14 days.
By Bhavini Patel
In the recent decision of Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire Council (2018), the Court of Appeal made the first declaration of ineffectiveness…
By John Noonan
A landlord who inadvertently granted a 2,000 year lease, instead of the intended one year term with two options to renew, has succeeded in getting…
By Richard Marshall
The right to forfeit a lease can be waived by any action by the landlord that shows that the lease continues in full force and effect.
By Robert Lee
Robert Lee, Head of Residential at DAC Beachcroft, looks at the macro trends shaping homes of the future.
By Kerri Tyler
The risk of a TVG application being made in respect of land which a developer has set its sights on has long been a cause for concern for landowners…
By Lindy Day
The fictional character Brian Aldridge in The Archers recently got into hot water over waste that had been dumped by a long since disappeared tenant,…
By Charlie Christie
If you have agreed with your tenant to vary the terms of a lease this can be effected by a deed of variation, DAC Beachcroft outline the points to…