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The Coronavirus Effect
The threat of the coronavirus increases and while most of us are primarily worried about the health of loved ones and making sure we have enough food and medicines to weather the storm, if you are about to exchange contracts it can leave you wondering what you should...
Lasting Powers of Attorney
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney? A Lasting Power of Attorney (also known as an LPA) is a legal document that can be used to appoint someone else to make decisions about your own assets, health and welfare. It can also be used to allow others to have access to...
Waterways – a beautiful feature or an expensive hindrance?
One could only dream of an impressive landscaped garden with a delicate stream gracefully flowing, glistening in the sunlight and encouraging vibrant wildlife, right? Maybe a beautiful view over an impressively grand river?Whether you have a small brook marking your...
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Houldsworth Village Management Co Ltd v Barton [2019] EWHC 3590 (Ch)
The case involved a frustrated leaseholder (Mr B) who used company law to assist him with his grievance against a leaseholder run management company. Mr B succeeded in fending off an application preventing him from finding out the identity of the owners of a company...
Is Leasehold Law set for a radical reform? Developments to date.
Over the past few years, the Government has been under increasing pressure to deal with the current unsatisfactory and complex form of property ownership in England and Wales. The Government gave the Law Commission the task of reviewing the current legislation...
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