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The Government has published draft legislation to introduce electronic conveyancing by 2002. Legislation now allows property deals to be done only on paper, but this will be overruled by a…

Estate agency and insurance group, Countrywide Assured, has made a substantial investment in Teramedia, in order to boost the conveyancing groups electronic sellers pack initiative.

Electronic conveyancing could become a key feature of the UK property market within two years and be the prevalent method for buying and selling property within 5-7 years.

A long-running bid to force a local planning authority to obtain an environmental assessment at the reserved-matters stage has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

A mother of three has failed in her attempt to use the Children Act 1989 to sidestep local authority housing laws in a bid to secure better housing for her…

The Accreditation Guidance for Local Strategic Partnerships, published today, will aim to help communities join forces with public-sector agencies, to drive forward the government’s neighbourhood renewal agenda – improving the…

The High Court has issued new guidance on the information that must be included on orders for possession. Orders made under the mandatory grounds of the Housing Act 1988 must…

The last round of a long-running legal dispute over grazing rights on common land at Bodmin, Cornwall, will be decided by five law lords in London on Thursday.

Improving access to information in Local Government. Techniques to enhance the transparency and accountability of local authority decision-making are being examined in a new consultation paper.

A court ruling which paved the way for compensation claims by local residents at Plymouth totalling around £3.1m is under challenge in London today.

 . The latest government statistics show that orders for new construction in the twelve months up to November 2000, rose by 7% when compared with the previous twelve months.

The Court of Appeal reserved judgment today in the case of Inntrepreneur Estates Ltd v Hollard, in which Inntrepreneur is challenging an award of over £90,000 made against it by…