All Property commercial articles – Page 5
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NewsLawyers who suffered ‘years of anxiety’ cleared of fraud allegations
Case against solicitor and legal executive ’should not have been brought’, High Court judge rules.
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FeatureCommercial property: building work
Despite June’s Brexit vote, real estate lawyers are confident foreign investment will continue to be a lucrative source of work.
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NewsGateley returns to acquisition trail
Birmingham property consultancy is second purchase since pioneering law firm went public.
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FeatureCommercial property: end of leases
In the hurly-burly of negotiation the wider perspective can be overlooked
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NewsCity lawyers slam Land Registry sell-off plan
City of London Law Society says government proposals could lead to conflicts of interest.
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NewsNew ‘failure to prevent’ offences to fight corruption
Extension of law one of several measures announced as the UK’s anti-corruption summit gets under way.
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NewsLand registration law up for review
Law Commission proposes new formula for dealing with registration fraud.
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NewsGovernment consults on quick sale of Land Registry
'All core functions’ to be outsourced as early as next year, but Land Register set to remain in public hands.
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FeatureCommercial property: overage clauses
What should commercial property lawyers look out for, to make sure their drafting does not end up before a judge?
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Opinion
Mortgage alert
Imagine the problems if the usual undertaking to discharge the mortgage had been given pre-completion and the bank then raised these pre-conditions to a discharge.
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NewsAppeal court rejects dishonesty finding against solicitors
Judgment says High Court failed to deal with two solicitors’ potentially good defence.
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NewsMoJ in spotlight as government plans to cull 75% of offices
Justice holds second biggest share of central government estate earmarked for radical pruning.
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NewsMoJ reveals 15 closed courts remain unsold
In total, empty buildings are costing at least £40,000 a month to secure and maintain.
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NewsM&S loses landmark property case in Supreme Court
‘Spectre’ of former tenants clawing back ‘overpaid’ rent recedes.
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NewsLand Registry privatisation back on – reports
A £1bn-plus sale of Land Registry was shelved last year but chancellor George Osborne is understood to have revived the plan.
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OpinionExclusive possession in the sharing economy?
How can property law be updated so that it is relevant in a world that is becoming ‘shared’?
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FeatureArresting developments
Buyers discovering information about development after exchanging contracts.
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FeatureRoundtable: law and regeneration
The regeneration of Birmingham has turned around the fortunes of England’s second city as it seeks to position itself as a global player. What lessons does this hold for the lawyers involved?
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ProfileLandmark property deal for Lord Sugar
Paul Harbour acted for the entrepreneur’s property business on the letting and sale of the Threepenny Bit.