A new government initiative to improve home buying and selling sounds like good news… but, asks Jeremy Leaf, is it?
Read MoreHoliday Lets and the Law
The use of the term ‘Holiday Let’ is often misused and is bandied about as a heading for a ‘Short Let’ – but this could prove very dangerous in certain circumstances as…
Read MoreSummed up: letting industry legal changes
The Government chose April Fools’ Day to announce stricter regulations for letting and managing agents – but, says Jeremy Leaf, it’s being taken very seriously.
Read MoreLock up your data!
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is imminent – the new regulations come into force on 25th May. Workshops are filling up, consultants’ diaries are blocked out, yet, says, Andrea Kirkby, some…
Read MoreWhat the recent property fraud cases in the Court of Appeal mean for the industry
Steven Porter, Partner and Commercial Practice Group Leader at JPC Law, reports on the appeal hearing in the cases of Dreamvar (UK) Limited -v- Mishcon De Reya and others and P &…
Read MoreRestrictive covenants
We need and want more new homes, but, says Kate Turnham, restrictive covenants can delay or even block development – and dealing with them can be expensive.
Read MoreWill deposits reform achieve its intended goals?
Debate rages, frustration grows, but, says Andrea Kirkby, is the proposed legislation really a force for good?
Read MoreGDPR: Just shred it?
2018’s big concern is a data breach, but, says Mark Harper, having a policy for shredding both paper and digital data, will decrease the risk of non-compliance with GDPR.
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