All Legal View articles – Page 9
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ProfessionalBuild it like Beckham – if the neighbours say you can
Councillors and planning officers at Kensington and Chelsea council must be well-versed in dealing with vociferous complaints from their residents.
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ProfessionalIndustry has to face up to the limits of limitation
The years 2009 to 2014 saw a swell in the number of professional negligence claims against valuers and surveying firms for negligent valuations.
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ProfessionalCJEU ruling opens the floodgates for claims worth millions of euros
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its landmark decision on the de Ruyter case in February, which saw the judges put an end to the application of French social contributions on non-French resident individuals
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ProfessionalTime to clear the muddy waters surrounding CIL liability
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) regime is shrouded in uncertainties, and a recent High Court judgment may have further muddied the waters.
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ProfessionalTitan valuation judgment is a wake-up call for commercial property
A landmark case in the commercial property sector looks certain to have an impact on the valuation, lending and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) markets for years to come.
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Professional
‘Gardens in the sky’ residents fight for listed status
It is perhaps a sad indictment of the planning system that it is only when buildings are perceived to be under threat that their architectural and historic merits come to the fore.
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ProfessionalLabour proposal could get large-scale housebuilding underway
For any developer that has experienced months of work undone by local political pressures, or suffered delay over planning permission, a Labour proposal to kick-start large-scale housebuilding sounds, at least at first glance, like the solution to all of their woes.
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ProfessionalGovernment needs to think big on planning, not have another tinker
Successive governments have made changes to the planning system because they have acknowledged it has held back development.
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ProfessionalThe green belt must be used to help tackle housing shortage
As the general election approaches, attention is focusing on whether a new government will be prepared to tackle the housing shortage.
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ProfessionalWhy the Rights to Light Bill won’t generate dramatic change
Publication of the Law Commission’s Rights to Light Bill at the end of last year was the latest chapter in reforming a policy that many say has a disproportionately negative impact on development.
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ProfessionalDon’t rashly cut legal corners to avoid possible mansion tax
The Labour Party has pledged, if it wins the forthcoming general election, to introduce a mansion tax.
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ProfessionalIssues abound as government aims to make CPOs ‘faster and fairer’
The Autumn Statement has come and gone, yet tucked away unnoticed were important references to the government’s position on the compulsory purchase order (CPO) system.
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There’s no underestimating the cost of a PR disaster
Almost as soon as the Walkie Talkie’s much-anticipated ‘sky garden’ opened last month, critics were describing it as nothing of the sort.
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ProfessionalTwo floors equals one single unit and a rates reduction
Are you single?” is a question no self-respecting rating professional should be afraid to ask.
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ProfessionalThe future of public spaces in increasingly cramped urban places
No one would disagree that a play area in a park open to all represents public space, but what if it is solely for the use of nearby tenants or possibly the paying public?
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ProfessionalProperty buyers beware parting with cash before the survey
Mr and Mrs Griffiths, a Queen’s Counsel and a former head of a law firm, entered into a contract on 1 April 2011 to buy Laughton Manor in East Sussex from Mr and Mrs Hardy.
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ProfessionalDevelopers and insurers no longer in the dark over rights to light
I hesitate to start by mentioning a legal case, but the recent decision in Coventry v Lawrence was a welcome outcome for developers and gave insurers greater comfort when looking at the whole issue of rights of light insurance.
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ProfessionalLegal requirements of right to buy notices
Natt v Osman highlights the importance of ensuring that notices claiming the right to buy the freehold of residential property pursuant to statutory collective enfranchisement comply with the legislative requirements.
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ProfessionalChinese investment in UK markets can only be good for both sides
Fears of a softening in China’s domestic growth — and its implications for the global economy — have been well documented.
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InsightCourt of Appeal applies ‘sensible’ approach to tenant consultation
The Court of Appeal decision in Francis v Phillips [28 October 2014] has a significant impact on residential landlords and tenants.
