All Case News articles – Page 12
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Solicitors confounded by flaky lending and fake vendors
The messageSolicitors can be the victims of fraud on lenders.The caseThe High Court has had to decide whether solicitors should bear the whole loss suffered by a negligent lender who is defrauded by the borrower (Lloyds TSB bank v Markandan & Uddin, 14.10.10).In 2007, Victor Davies applied for a mortgage ...
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Legal case news: Standard Life Investments Property Holdings v W & J Linney 25.01.10
No break in case of mistaken identity
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Green gets a lift
London mayor Boris Johnson used his speech at the launch of World Green Building Week in the UK to set out his green initiatives for the capital
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Valuation Office Agency ‘drags heels’ over empty rates
The property industry was livid when business rates relief for empty properties was scrapped on 1 April 2008. Now, it is becoming frustrated by the Valuation Office Agency and its tougher stance over exempting properties from paying rates, even in legitimate cases, where properties are being refurbished or redeveloped.
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Legal Case News: Jonathan Ross (HKRUK II (CHC) v Heaney, 03.09.10)
Floor could disappear under you if you deny a neighbour’s right to light
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Legal case news: Roadside Group v Zara Commercial (30.07.10)
Subtenant drives forecourt leaseholder round the bend
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Summary judgment leads to winter of discontent for Spring
The message: Landlords have more time to oppose lease renewals on redevelopment grounds.
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Legal Case News: Area Estates v Weir (20.07.10)
Sellers must be in the right state of mind to cover defects
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Victory for private property in Balfour inheritance case
Property used for business purposes is exempt from inheritance tax, after a precedent was set in a victory for Lord Balfour’s descendents against HM Revenue Customs.
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What’s in a name? Quite a lot if you’re serving a break notice
The message: Ensure that the right party gives a notice to terminate a lease
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ProfessionalGreen wall tough to scale
Law firm Taylor Wessing and the British Property Federation this week published a report on sustainability in the property industry, Hitting the Green Wall … and Beyond
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RSM Tenon rates Colliers
Business services company RSM Tenon has appointed the rating division of Colliers International to undertake a review of its office portfolio across England, Wales and Scotland to help it reduce its business rates liability
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Cold calls lead to hot water
The High Court has wound up European Property Management after it misled prospective investors to induce them to buy shares
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CEMARs no Achilles' heel
The Environment Agency has approved the Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme (CEMARS) system, run by consultant Achilles, as a way to assess actions companies have taken to improve energy use for the Carbon Reduction Commitment
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One in 10 avoid new firms
Business information group Creditsafe has published research that shows 9% of firms will not trade with a company that is less than one year old, 12% will not trade with a company that does not have a website and 51% will not trade with a company that only has a ...
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Legal case news: Hotgroup v the Royal Bank of Scotland (28.05.10)
Time is money when brokering a deal over breaking leases
