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Tenant Fees Act 2019
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 comes into force on 1 June 2019 in England and will have a significant impact on the charges that landlords (and lettings agents) can make.… Read more →
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The Tenant Fees Act 2019 comes into force on 1 June 2019 in England and will have a significant impact on the charges that landlords (and lettings agents) can make.… Read more →
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This article was originally published by The Sunday Times on December 10, 2018. Problem of the week the sellers left our new house in a state of disarray Q: Two days… Read more →
The article was first published by The Financial Times on November 27, 2018. Could new leasehold laws affect my investment? Anna answered a readers question, she says freehold and leasehold… Read more →
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Award winning Conveyancer Lawyer Talks about his career journey. Residential property partner, Jonathan Achampong, was recently crowned as the “Conveyancer of the Year” at the Modern Conveyancing Awards 2018. Today’s… Read more →
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Q: We live in a retirement development. All the flats have a 125-year lease from 1989. A few of the other residents are looking at possibly extending their leases, I… Read more →
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Graduate Member of CILEx, Gemma Mallett, has responded to a reader’s question regarding damaged property deeds for Choice Magazine: Q: Late last year we received a letter from the solicitors… Read more →
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Leading conveyancing publication, Today’s Conveyancer, have reported on the promotion Jonathan Achampong to Partner. Speaking of Jonathan’s experience, Today’s Conveyancer writes: “With his prime focus being on a range of… Read more →
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International private wealth publication, eprivateclient, has reported on the promotion of Jonathan Achampong and Alison Hills to Partner. The promotions, which took effect on 1 April 2018, bring our total… Read more →
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Wedlake Bell, is pleased to announce that Alison Hills (Pensions & Employee Benefits) and Jonathan Achampong (Residential Property) have been made up to Partners, effective from 1 April 2018, in… Read more →
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Quarterly in advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Contents: Dear Claire – Claire answers a developer’s question regarding… Read more →
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In December 2017 Communities Secretary Sajid Javid announced new measures to combat unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system. Such practices have been a developing area of scrutiny and… Read more →
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Wedlake Bell recently won the “Property Team of the Year” award at the Eclipse Modern Law Awards 2017/18. The Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards were launched to identify and celebrate… Read more →
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We’re pleased to announce that our Residential Property team have been shortlisted for ‘Property Team of the Year’ at the Modern Law Awards 2018. The annual awards ceremony, which aims… Read more →
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Q: Should I delay purchasing my new build leasehold flat until after the government’s ground rent consultation? A: As alluded to in your question, the Government has recently launched a… Read more →
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This article is the last in our series of property-focussed pieces. It highlights key points for HR and legal professionals as well as management who find themselves involved in the… Read more →
Tomorrow's City
The demand for owning assets is changing with rapid shifts in commercial cultures. Claire Haynes and Helen Garthwaite ask how landlords can keep up. Click here to view the full… Read more →
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New residential developments can place a strain on parking provision, and in urban locations in particular local planning authorities look to section 106 agreements to implement policies requiring new developments… Read more →
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Perplexed by property law? Relax, Solicitor Claire Haynes is here to answer your most pressing questions… Q: I am a developer planning to enter the retirement home sector as there… Read more →
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The professional indemnity insurance market for solicitors has, within a few years, become the preserve of stable, ‘rated’ insurers, premiums have fallen, and for smaller firms the choice of insurers… Read more →
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The Fourth Money Laundering Directive allows firms to take a more nuanced approach to assessing the risks posed by PEPs, explains Michael Sinha. The Fourth Money Laundering Directive will be… Read more →
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Over the past 18 months there has been a spate of cases in which the buyer of a property has been tricked into buying a property from a person who… Read more →
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The Winter 2017 In Counsel featured the first article in our three part series on the issues surrounding surplus premises. It looked at moving on and ending the lease relationship.… Read more →
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A lack of housing stock and high Stamp Duty Land Tax charges are often cited as the primary reasons why transaction volumes have fallen in Prime Central London over the… Read more →
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Wedlake Bell is pleased to announce that Kim Lalli has been elected as the firm’s Senior Partner. This will be for a four year term that begins on 1st January… Read more →
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Often landlords and management companies use the repairing covenant in their leases to justify invoicing tenants through the service charge for the replacement of items that are not in disrepair… Read more →
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What are the Government’s plans to fix our broken housing market, and will they work? “Fixing our broken housing market” is the ambitious title of the Housing White Paper (“the… Read more →
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As many first time buyers continue to struggle to get onto the property ladder, it has become increasingly common for parents to assist their adult children with their first purchase.… Read more →
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Although 2016 delivered a number of political surprises, the UK economy has shown tremendous resilience. However, the one issue that continues to exert influence on the property market is property… Read more →
Tomorrow's City
Suzanne Gill discusses the increase in the trend for home working and the need for flexible office space. Click here to view the full article first published in Property Week… Read more →
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There are not enough homes to meet demand in much of the UK, and the tragedy is that despite recent fine words, Government policy still seems on course to keep… Read more →
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The Court has held that relief from forfeiture may be granted even where a tenant has deliberately breached a lease. In considering whether to grant relief, the Court should take… Read more →
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Long-awaited amendments to permitted development rights to change from office to residential use without planning permission have now been made – the amendments to the Town and Country Planning(General Permitted… Read more →
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The High Court has held that a tenant cannot assign its lease to its own guarantor. This follows from the terms of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995. In… Read more →
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How can property law be updated so that it is relevant in a world that is becoming ‘shared’? It’s one of the first things we learn about landlord and tenant… Read more →
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This winter has seen yet more flooding, devastating businesses and homes in the north of England and Scotland. Where flooding results from natural causes – heavy rainfall and rising rivers… Read more →
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Claire Haynes provides the answers. Q. What is happening? A. The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 (as amended by the 2015 Amendment Regulations, together the Regulations) implement parts of… Read more →
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When structuring the acquisition of a company the buyer often looks to pay the consideration over a period of time. Such deferred consideration can be dependent on performance targets of… Read more →