Article contributed by Ian Quayle, IQ Legal Training Ian Quayle reviews another misrepresentation case presented before the courts which follows on from Downing v Henderson. The recent unreported case of Rosser v Pacifico Ltd [2023] in the London Central County...
Residential Conveyancing
Climate Change Guidance
Article contributed by Ian Quayle The Law Society of England and Wales have produced the long-awaited Climate Change Guidance on the 19.4.23 with a promise to produce sector-specific guidance later. Whilst the guidance is useful from the perspective of providing...
New Builds and The Developers Pledge
Article contributed by Ian Quayle, Managing Editor Given the ongoing problems concerning building safety compounded by the Building Safety Act 2022 the fact that 49 of the UK house builders have made a pledge with the Government to: Take responsibility for...
Negligent Conveyancing – The 10 Most Common Errors
Article contributed by John de Waal KC, Gatehouse Chambers Conveyancing errors account for at least 60% of claims made to solicitors’ professional indemnity insurers and continue to provide a steady stream of work for the Bar. These are some of the errors we...
The Jurisdiction of the Party Wall Surveyor
Article contributed by Katie Gray, Tanfield Chambers Power & Kyson v Shah [2023] EWCA Civ 239 Bailii Link: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/239.html Disputes under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“the Act”) rarely trouble the Court of Appeal, so...
Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions [2020] and Restrictive Covenants
Article contributed by Robert Kelly, Stewart Title Many property lawyers will be familiar with the case of Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions [2020] UKSC 45. In this case, the Supreme Court declined to exercise its discretion to vary...
Restrictions
Article contributed by Ian Quayle, Managing Editor of Property Law UK & CEO of IQ Legal Training Ltd In this article I would like to remind practitioners about the use of restrictions in the conveyancing process and how to deal with restrictions that cannot...
Beneficial Interests of Cohabitees – An End to the “Never Ending Story”?
Article contributed by Matthew Hall, Barrister, Kings Chambers R v Lam [2022] 4 WLR 57 Summary In order to get a beneficial interest in a property, what does a cohabitee who is not on the title have to prove against the cohabitee who is? This is a question...