Flooding and erosion – who is responsible?
Flooding has hit the headlines again recently with the launch of the Environment Agency’s “Draft…
May 21, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
Stephens Scown strengthened as leading property litigation lawyer joins the team
A property litigation specialist who has been practicing for over two decades has joined Stephens…
May 20, 2019 By Stephens Scown
All change for Assured Shorthold Tenancy?
With twice as many people now renting from private landlords the Government propose to scrap the…
April 30, 2019 By Ian Thomas
Uncertainty in contract terms
A recent decision by the Supreme Court has resulted in a contract with a missing…
March 20, 2019 By Catherine Mathews
Right to rent v human rights
Right to Rent checks under the Immigration Act 2014 have been found to be incompatible…
March 12, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
New protection for tenants – the Tenant Fees Act 2019
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 was passed on 12 February 2019 as part of a…
February 19, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
Can you acquire the right to commit a nuisance?
Commercial or industrial use of land can often cause an impact on adjoining land as…
February 13, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
Leading property lawyer joins Stephens Scown
A property litigation expert, ranked in Band 1 for Chambers with over two decades of…
February 12, 2019 By Stephens Scown
The Green Paper – A new deal for social housing
The long-awaited Green Paper has been released. Following last year’s tragic Grenfell Tower fire it…
September 27, 2018 By Laurie Trounce
I’m sure that’s what we would have agreed…
The recent Court of Appeal case of Wells v Devani has clarified that where a…
February 17, 2017 By Jeremy Crook
Getting the service charge demand right
Before making any demands for service charge, landlords of dwellings must ensure that they have…
February 3, 2017 By Ben Jones
Airbnb and how a short-term let can amount to a breach of use covenant in a long residential lease
The final decision in our property litigation case review of 2016, is the Airbnb case,…
February 3, 2017 By Ben Jones