Selling your care home – What to do
You have decided that you want to sell up and move onto pastures new, so…
January 27, 2023 By Jade Kent
Affordable housing required for four dwellings
Planning permission has been refused for the construction of four dwellings, due to the failure…
December 6, 2022 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Energy efficiency regulations and commercial landlords
In the current climate, energy efficiency has risen up the priority list for many property…
November 25, 2022 By Tim Walmsley
Repairing obligations- points to consider when negotiating a lease
Repairing obligations in leases can prove very expensive for tenants, both during a lease and…
October 26, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Case Study – the enforceability of a restrictive covenant
How enforceable is a restrictive covenant? We look at a recent case. The recent Court…
October 26, 2022 By Mike Davies
Review of Consumer Code for Home Builders announced
The Consumer Code for Home Builders (Consumer Code) originally came into force on 1 April…
October 26, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Do you own unregistered land? Five reasons why voluntary registration is worth considering
With 16 per cent of land in England and Wales remaining unregistered, the Land Registry…
October 26, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Mineral Exploration – how to obtain mineral rights
How can mineral operators obtain rights for mineral exploration from uncooperative landowners? There is a…
October 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Commercial landlords beware of using s30(1)(f) to oppose renewals
A Supreme Court decision impacts the way commercial landlords have been using building works and…
September 19, 2022 By Mike Davies
Ground Rent – what are the new rules?
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 will come into force this year having received…
September 12, 2022 By Kate Westlake
Get to know your legal advisor – Keith Wright
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
September 7, 2022 By Keith Wright
The Highways Statement – public access to private land
What is a Highways Statement and how does it work? Over the pandemic and multiple…
August 17, 2022 By James Snell