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New guidance on noise abatement notices
An Appeal Court decision has clarified the rules on noise abatement notices served under the Environment Protection Act 1990. The two appeals, which were heard together, involved notices served on…
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Manchester Airport protesters can stay put until autumn
Green activists, whose protests are threatening to hold up the £172m scheme for a new runway at Manchester Airport, today won a reprieve from an order that they vacate the…
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Lack of formality does not invalidate agreement
Failure to complete the formal documentation in a property transaction does not necessarily mean the deal is invalid. The Court of Appeal has ruled that even though the formalities were…
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Arbitration Act under scrutiny
The effect and meaning of section 12 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has been scrutinised by the High Court. Harbour & General Works Ltd (HGWL), which was employed by the…
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Eco-warriors ordered off airport site
A group of eco-warriors, whose protests were threatening to hold up a £172m scheme for a new runway at Manchester Airport, have failed to overturn a court order to vacate…
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‘Duped’ wife must accept possession order
The right of lending institutions to repossess properties for fraud, when the owner professes ignorance of the deceit, has been strengthened by the Court of Appeal.
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Delayed claim against solicitor reinstated
Alliance & Leicester plc has succeeded in reinstating a High Court claim against a solicitor after it was struck out by Deputy High Court Judge Anthony Thompson QC in March…
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Improvement notice requirements clarified
Local housing departments have received a High Court warning that they cannot side-step obligations to keep properties up to standard by relying on technicalities to ward off tenants’ complaints.
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Etam sues agent for bribery in Sutcliffe row
Retailer Etam is suing property consultancy Lawson Hubbard Lowe for allegedly paying bribes to its disgraced former property director Robert Sutcliffe.
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Insurers to cover house prices on contaminated land
Developers building homes on brownfield land can now get insurance cover for remediation costs and loss of value if contamination problems re-emerge.
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Bank wins mortgage coercion appeal
Lenders worried about losing their security when a borrower claims to have been coerced into signing a mortgage will take heart from a recent Appeal Court decision.
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Valuer’s power to construe lease is not exclusive
The Court of Appeal has backed the right to apply to the High Court to decide issues of law over the heads of independent rent assessment experts.