Philip Brown
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Brexit, planning and the environment: key questions
The noise of Brexit is in danger of drowning out its practical implications for planning
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Re Thomas Pocklington Trust Ltd’s Application
Land – Restrictive covenant – Modification – Section 84(1)(a), (aa) and (c) of Law of property Act 1925 – Appellant obtaining planning permission for development of site of former home…
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Milton Keynes Council v Bailey
Housing Right to buy
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Moore and another v National Westminster Bank
Mortgage – Breach of contract – Home buyer’s report – Appellant bank offering mortgage to respondents without producing requested home buyers report – Respondents purchasing property but finding it in…
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Court of Appeal upholds £750,000 overage award
The purchaser of a £7m Ilford property has failed in an appeal against a ruling that it must pay £750,000 under an overage agreement.
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Retail restructuring giant leaves Deloitte
One of the UK’s best-known insolvency practitioners, Neville Kahn, is leaving Deloitte
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The Court of Appeal adds to the remedies available to victims of identity fraud
Conveyancers have been waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the combined appeals in P&P Property Ltd v Owen White & Catlin LLP and in Dreamvar (UK) Ltd v…
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Compulsory purchase: no balance for power
Imposing regulation and introducing cost-effective dispute resolution would make compulsory purchase more fair
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Ivanhoé Cambridge hires new head of Europe
Ivanhoé Cambridge appointed Karim Habra from LaSalle Investment Management as its new European boss
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GPE agrees debt refi and W1 letting deal
Great Portland Estates has agreed to issue £100m in US private placement notes to institutional investors to fund its recent buyback of a debenture note issued in 1999.
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Robert Tchenguiz, Grant Thornton trial set for October
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz’s legal battle with accounting firm Grant Thornton and executives of failed Icelandic lender Kaupthing is scheduled to go to trial in the autumn.
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What’s on the planning agenda in 2018?
Simon Ricketts kicks off a new planning column with a look at what’s in store for the year ahead