Enfranchisement – how residential leaseholders can buy their rental property
How can enfranchisement help you buy your residential rental property? Enfranchisement allows leaseholders to buy…
September 27, 2023 By Tim Walmsley
BSA – Building Safety Act
The BSA was brought into force to improve safety in construction and management of high…
September 26, 2023 By Jim Gorrod
Divorce & Property – how to protect your home if you’re not the legal owner
Getting a divorce can be stressful at the best of times, but when you are…
August 2, 2023 By Grace Barnes
Shared ownership leases – Avon v Canary case
A very recent decision of the Court of Appeal (Avon v Canary Gateway (Block A)…
June 27, 2023 By Tracy Bailey
Stephens Scown Wins Big at Cornwall Law Society Awards
We are thrilled to have picked up four awards at the prestigious Cornwall Law Society…
June 22, 2023 By Stephens Scown
How is the Charities Act 2022 going to affect church charities?
Charity practitioners and trustees will hopefully be aware of the Charities Act 2022. The Act…
June 15, 2023 By Rebecca Harmer
Is your property fit for habitation? New Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act comes into force March 2019
The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 amends the Landlord and Tenant Act…
May 31, 2023 By Helen Thomas
Legal health check for rural businesses
Stephens Scown is here to help farmers, landowners, and agricultural businesses identify areas where they…
May 31, 2023 By Brittany Allen
‘True’ Conditions Precedent – has my permission been lawfully implemented?
A notale case acts as a useful reminder that planning conditions which seek to prevent…
May 5, 2023 By Chris Tofts
The Defective Premises Act – who can make a claim?
If you are the owner or leaseholder of a property which has defects rendering it…
March 7, 2023 By Jim Gorrod
Selling the farm – an easier way
Putting a farm on the market is a once in a lifetime event for many…
March 6, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Permitted development right – Variations
There is a difference between the limitations on the applicability of a permitted development right…
February 28, 2023 By Duncan Tilney