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January 2026

January 2026

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Topics this month: Ask the Expert - Simon Law - The Society of Licensed Conveyancers Bradley v Abacus Land 4 Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1308 - Ian Quayle - IQ Legal Training & Property Law UK CQS Compliance Under Increased Scrutiny – Practical Considerations for Ongoing...

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November 2025

November 2025

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Topics this month: Ask the Expert - Paul Sams - Dutton Gregory Solicitors Boundary Disputes - Crea v Camp [2025] EWHC 2638 (KB) - Ian Quayle - IQ Legal Training & Property Law UK Breach of Covenant - Calnan v Stack House Residents (Oxted) Ltd [2025] UKUT 342...

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October 2025

October 2025

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Topics this month: Ask the Expert - Pamela Clemo - Pamela Clemo & Co Case Chasers Podcast Episode 9 - Ian Quayle - IQ Legal Training & Property Law UK - Robert Kelly - Stewart Title Dye & Durham Enhances AML Compliance with Credas Integration in its Unity...

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September 2025

September 2025

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Topics this month: Ask the Expert - Jill McKay - Malcolm C Foy Appeal summary: Brewery Quay, Salcombe – can a principal residence restriction be removed? Jasmin Andrews - Trowers & Hamlins Beyond the Software: Colin Bohanna Talks About Empowering Legal...

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April 2026

April 2026

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Topics this month: A look at the latest legal vacancies … - Claire Clarke & Lisa Edwards - The Clarke Edward Partnership Artificial Intelligence: How did we get here? - Peter Impey - Intouch Automation Isn’t About Speed. It’s About Liability - Dr Henry Crosby -...

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March 2026

March 2026

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Topics this month: Ask the Expert - Jemima Carter - Thomson Snell & Passmore Adverse Possession - Ian Quayle - IQ Legal Training & Property Law UK Getting Your Ducks in a Row... - Tracy Thomson - Tracy Thompson Associates Hayward v Suffolk County Council...

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February 2026

February 2026

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Topics this month: Ask the Expert - Dino Dullabh - Law Training Centre Birch v Paul Meredith [2026] UKUT 6 (LC) - Ian Quayle - IQ Legal Training & Property Law UK Boundaries - Bishop v Jaques [2025] UKUT 141 (LC) (09 May 2025) - Ian Quayle - IQ Legal Training...

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Latest Articles

Hood v Southern Land Securities Ltd & Anor [2025] UKUT 378 (LC)

This case provides a reminder of the dangers of applying to HM Land Registry or challenging an application made to HM Land Registry, leading to the matter being referred to the FTT. The applicant client or objector must be warned when the application is made, or the objection lodged, that an order for costs might be made against the unsuccessful party in the FTT proceedings.
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Interpretation of Leases

This case concerns an appeal from a decision of the FTT in which the FTT considered whether a management company’s repairing covenant in leases of flats entitled it to replace the timber flooring of the flats’ balconies with new flooring made of non-combustible material, although only 15% of the balconies were in immediate need of repair.
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Right To Manage

This is a useful Upper Tribunal decision on one of the more technical aspects of multi-block Right to Manage claims, exploring when services can be said to be “independent” under section 72(4) of the 2002 Act. RTM is often described as a simpler, lower-cost alternative to enfranchisement. In reality, it remains heavily litigated, with landlords frequently taking technical points to resist claims.
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CILEX v Mazur and the Court of Appeal

In September 2025, when the High Court handed down its decision in CILEX and others v Mazur and others, the immediate focus was understandably on litigation teams. The question of who may lawfully conduct litigation, and on what basis, created uncertainty well beyond the courtroom.

 

What followed for property practitioners, however, was equally interesting. Whilst Schedule 3 of the Legal Services Act 2007 permits non-licensed individuals to undertake conveyancing work in regulated practices under supervision, Conveyancing and Commercial Property departments, which are not engaged in litigation, began asking whether Mazur changed anything in the way they were structured. In strict legal terms, the answer was always that Mazur was not ‘new law’. In practical and regulatory terms, the position was more nuanced.

Questions that many property departments had treated as settled were being revisited. What does supervision actually look like day to day? Who is really accountable when work is delegated to unqualified staff? What evidence would a regulator expect to see on file if supervision later came under scrutiny, and how easily can we produce that evidence?

The judgment shone a light on how delegation and oversight operate in reality, rather than how they are sometimes assumed to operate in theory. For property teams, the relevance of Mazur was never about whether residential conveyancing is a reserved activity. It was about evidence and accountability.

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Free Webinar – Review of the Year 2025

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Missed our free webinar? Never fear, members can watch a recording by clicking on the link below: Review of the Year 2025 - Property Law UK Join Ian Quayle on the 16th of December at 2 pm - 3 pm for this free 60-minute webinar, providing a comprehensive round-up for...

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Introducing "Ask PLUK" – Live Monthly Chat Forum with Ian Quayle We’re excited to launch Ask PLUK, a brand-new monthly online chat forum designed to support property law professionals with expert guidance and real-time answers. The forum gives both members and...

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