Real Estate
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Building Your Own Home? You Need Professional Tax Advice
So-called DIY builders who ‘construct’ their own homes can reclaim VAT incurred in doing so. As one case showed, however, there is…
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Bidding at an Auction? Do You Understand Your Legal Obligations?
There are few things more thrilling than bidding at an auction, but raising your paddle has very real legal consequences…
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Homeowner Mis-Sold Solar Panels Awarded Thousands in Compensation
If you buy goods that fail to live up to a salesman’s hyperbole, you may be entitled to compensation and should consult a solicitor…
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Court Upholds Planning Consent for Heliport Close to Fuel Storage Depots
Few human activities are entirely risk free but, when deciding whether to authorise potentially hazardous developments…
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Homeowner Pays Price for Unauthorised Subterranean Leisure Development
Judges play a crucial enforcement role in the planning process and those who fail to comply with their orders can expect stern…
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Break Clauses in Commercial Leases – What Does ‘Vacant Possession’ Mean?
Commercial leases frequently stipulate that premises are to be handed back to the landlord ‘with vacant possession’ – but what…
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Deemed Commercial Tenancy Inferred from Possession and Payment of Rent
Even in the absence of a formal lease, the existence of a tenancy can in some cases be inferred from an occupier’s exclusive…
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Embarking on a Property Development? Consulting a Solicitor is Step One
Before embarking on any form of property development it is absolutely vital to seek a lawyer’s confirmation that you are entitled to proceed…
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Naming a New Business? Watch Out for Others’ Intellectual Property Rights
When christening a new business, it is vitally important to get a professional to check that the name you have chosen does not tread…
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Tower Block Owners Granted Pre-Emptive Anti-Urban Exploring Injunction
Commercial property owners are increasingly plagued by so-called ‘urban explorers’ who risk life and limb by scaling high-rise buildings…