Publications

Taxation of UK resident non-domiciliaries
(This chapter appears in the 6th edition of the IoD recommended Handbook of Personal Wealth Management 2010)

Income splitting
(This article first appeared in Tax Adviser June 2010)

Patrick Harney & Alexandra Davies

Leasehold enfranchisement - Latest developments - "Halfway House"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal property supplement June 2010)

Litigation - Solicitor's advice on chance of success -"Is this a chance you are willing to take?"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 May 2010)

Divorce, death and domicile - An overview of the dangers for the financially weaker party in divorce proceedings in England and Wales

Ann Northover & Sara Freeman

Sufficient "will" to make a Will - Key v Key [2010] examines the factors which can affect testamentary capacity

Emily Exton

Reprieve for tax relief on furnished holiday lets?

Alexandra Davies

Emergency Budget - Less than a month to go

Elizabeth Small

Residential tenancies - Determination of rent under an assured tenancy - Tenants' improvements
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 24 May 2010)

Landlord and tenant - Break clauses - "Tenant breaks: This time it's personal"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 May 2010)

Residential tenancies - Improvements - Rent - Tenants must pay for improvements
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 4 May 2010)

Lands Tribunal - Compensation for disturbance - Recoverability
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 April 2010)

Charities and General Election

Julian Washington & Zahra Kanani

Dilapidations claims - "In a distressed state"
(This article first appeared in RICS Commercial Property Journal April/May 2010)

Commercial property update - AGAs - Virtual assignments - Rent as an expense of administration
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal 20 April 2010)

Eugene McMahon & Janet Matthews

Landlord and tenant - Retail - Unrealistic shopper forecasts - Misrepresentation -"Ain't no stopping them at Henry Boot's Stop 24"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 April 2010)

Leasehold enfranchisement - What constitutes a "house" - "The saga continues"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 29 March 2010)

Property development - Damages - Loss of a chance to make a profit - "What are the chances of making a calculated loss?"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 March 2010)

Landlord and tenant - Disposal of tenant's goods by landlord
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 March 2010)

Landlord and tenant - Break clauses - "Give me a break"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 1 March 2010)

Glenn Dunn

Construction - "Green" obligations in construction contracts - "Clause and effect"
(This article first appeared in Future Constructor & Architect Magazine March 2010)

Easements - Rights of way in residential developments - "Roads less travelled"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 15 February 2010)

Lease extensions - Assignment of tenants' rights
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 1 February 2010)

Niall Carey

Property - Contract - "Due to a slight technical hitch, the sale has fallen through"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 January 2010)

Construction - "Green" clauses in construction contracts
(This article first appeared in Greenbuild News 21 January 2010)

Will drafting pitfalls
(This article first appeared in Private Client Business January 2010)

Harriet Atkinson

Leasehold Enfranchisement - Meaning of "house" - Hosebay Ltd v Day & Anor - "House rules"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 22 December 2009)

Right of way - Dispute due to unclear drafting -"Piggery pokery over right of way"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 December 2009)

Supreme Court decision on bank charges - "Watch this space"
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 11 December 2009)

Supreme Court decision on bank charges - "Overdrawn but not over"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 8 December 2009)

Commercial property update - Lending market, avoiding contracts & Carbon Reduction Commitment - "Bearing the burden"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal Property Supplement December 2009)

Victoria Edwards, Jonathan Ross & Janet Matthews

The Climate Change Act 2008
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal December 2009)

Janet Matthews

Land registration - Early completion - The Land Registry's new policy
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 30 November 2009)

Anna Marie Short

Leasehold Enfranchisement - Meaning of "house" - Hosebay Ltd v Day & anor - "A design for living"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 30 November 2009)

Development - Tenant's rights and possessions - "An art-breaking tale"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 November 2009)

Estate agents commission - Liability following delay after involvement - "No introduction unnecessary"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 November 2009)

Construction contracts - Green obligations
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 2 November 2009)

IHT - IHT400 and supplemental forms - "Filling in the gaps"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal November 2009)

Harriet Atkinson

Lease renewal - A landlord's insolvency can assist a tenant renewing its lease -"Supermarket sweeps aside delaying tactics"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 October 2009)

Solicitors negligence is only relevant if it causes a loss - "When advice falls on deaf ears"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 October 2009)

Section 106 agreement - Enforcing approval - "Coming to terms with agreements"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 October 2009)

"Family investment companies - A viable alternative vehicle to trusts?"
(This article first appeared in Elderly Client Adviser September / October 2009)

Patrick Harney & Angus Hunter Smart

Residence and Ordinary Residence in the UK: HMRC's revised views in HMRC6
(This article first appeared in Private Client Business October 2009)

Carol Teale

Pre-nuptial agreements - " 'Til divorce do we pay"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal October 2009)

Spencer Clarke

Code for Leasing Business Premises - Review - "Code of conduct"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 21 September 2009)

Linda Hayllar

Delay in construction - Insufficient to repudiate contract - "A complete mess"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 September 2009)

Contractors - Delay - Claim out of time - Corus v Cavendish
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 September 2009)

Solicitors' undertakings - Charge exceeding value of property -"One for the price of two"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 August 2009)

Evidence - Witnesses - "The truth will out"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 31 July 2009)

Break notice - Invalidity if meaning is not clear - "It pays to support clarity"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 July 2009)

Estate agent's commission - Not payable on share purchase - "Share, but don't share alike"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 July 2009)

The UK Budget 2009 - Personal Taxation
(This article first appeared in the Irish Tax Review July 2009)

Patrick Harney & Carol Teale

Charity mergers - "Is big always beautiful?"
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 26 June 2009)

Julian Washington & Harriet Atkinson

Environmental responsibilities of purchasers of property - "In the know"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 23 June 2009)

Sue Boyall

Contracting with the public sector - "The Public Contract Regulations 2006"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 22 June 2009)

Residential service charges - Late claims and lack of consultation - "Highly charged"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 June 2009)

Commercial property - Challenges in current climate - "Keeping up with the Joneses"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 16 June 2009)

Eugene McMahon, Jeremy Whiteson, Natasha Rees & Sarah Pass

Leasehold enfranchisement - Agreed terms - "A question of timing"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 8 June 2009)

Lucy Barber

Land - Derogation from grant - Remedies -"Junction injunction"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 June 2009)

HIPs regulations - "Stepping up"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 2 June 2009)

Chris Myers

Redundancy - "Know more than your boss about redundancy"
(This article first appeared in the Mayfair Times June 2009)

Sarah Rushton

Trusts and bankruptcy - Distributions to beneficiaries who have been insolvent - "Paying the penniless"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal June 2009)

Residential lease - Determination of rent under the Housing Act 1988 - Tenant's improvements - "Expiry issues"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 26 May 2009)

Liability - Subcontractors - "Pass it on"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 May 2009)

Landlord and tenant - Surrender - Acceptance by landlord -"Actions louder than words"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 May 2009)

Divorce - The scramble to secure jurisdiction on divorce - could a pre-nuptial agreement assist?
(This article first appeared in Private Client Business May 2009)

Laura Brown & Nicola Fisher

Family General Partnerships
(This article first appeared in Tax Adviser May 2009)

Patrick Harney & Angus Hunter Smart

Property insolvency - "A practical introduction"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 27 April 2009)

Jeremy Whiteson

Tenant insolvency - Guarantor liability - "Check guarantee"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 April 2009)

Agreement - Interpretation by court - "Court in the crossfire"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 April 2009)

Administration of tenants - "A guide for landlords"
This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 30 March 2009

Jonathan Ross & Jeremy Whiteson

Agents - Conflict of interest - Breach of duty of good faith -"Agent wrongfooted"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 March 2009)

Insolvency - Pre-packs - "The problem with pre-pack"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 16 March 2009)

Jeremy Whiteson

Leasehold enfranchisement - Head lessees claiming lease extensions - "Further insights"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 16 March 2009)

Lucy Barber

Applications for consent to assign - Extent of guarantee - "Transfer deals"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 March 2009)

Construction - "Insolvency in the construction industry"
(This article first appeared in Building Services Journal March 2009)

Private client - "Alive and kicking"
(This article first appeared in Young Lawyer Spring 2009)

Rupert Mead

Agreement re rights of light - Interpretation - "Let there be light"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 February 2009)

Freedom of information - "Access granted"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 24 February 2009)

Libby Attwood

Sale of lease - Special conditions inconsistent with lease - "Keeping the options open"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal on 17 February 2009)

Laura Pope

Service charges - Shopping centre - Definition of promotion - " Missing out on promotion"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 February 2009)

Leasehold Enfranchisement - Hope value - Sportelli - "House of Lords give landlords some hope"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 2 February 2009)

Employment - "How to manage the exit of a partner"
(This article first appeared in Building Services Journal February 2009)

Sarah Rushton

Representations which another party relies on - Proprietory estoppel - "Garage forethought"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 January 2009)

Environment - Carbon reduction - "The new low-carbon diet"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 20 January 2009)

Sue Boyall

Leasehold Enfranchisement - Definition of a house - "Living in the office?"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 19 January 2009)

Interests of the creditors of insolvent tenant may take precedence over those of landlord -"Where creditors are due"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 January 2009)

Family - McKenzie friends - "Keeping it in the family"
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 12 December 2008)

Ann Northover & Nicola Fisher

Contract - Right to terminate - Delay - "Terminator defeated"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 December 2008)

Landlord and tenant - Green leases - "Everything's gone green"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 25 November 2008)

Sue Boyall

Development - Right to enter adjoining property - "Risegold row escalates"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 November 2008)

Verbal agreements - Enforceability - "No win, no fee"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 November 2008)

Family - Prenups and jurisdiction - "Sign here please..."
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 7 November 2008)

Laura Brown & Nicola Fisher

Leasehold Enfranchisement - Purchase price - "No silent agreements"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 4 November 2008)

Lucy Barber

Landlord and tenant - Lease renewals -"End of term"
(This article first appeared in Caritas November 2008)

Ros Cullis

Landlord and tenant - Without prejudice negotiations - Reliance - "Prejudicial review"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 October 2008)

Family - "Premarital agreements and jurisdiction clauses - Recent updates"
(This article first appeared in Wealth Briefing 20 October 2008)

Laura Brown & Nicola Fisher

Landlord and tenant - Rent review - Challenge of abitrator's award - "Out of time at the bar"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 October 2008)

Family - "The role of the McKenzie Friend in Family cases"
(This article first appeared in Wealth Briefing 13 October 2008)

Ann Northover & Nicola Fisher

Enforcement of third party debt orders - Limitation period - "No limits"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal 7 October 2008)

Polly Handford

Fixed-charge receiverships - A user's guide
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 6 October 2008)

Jeremy Whiteson

UK-Irish tax planning - "Ireland: making the most of planning opportunities"
(This article first appeared in Tax Adviser October 2008)

Company directors - Fiduciary duties - "In one's own interest"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 September 2008)

Completion notices - "When time and money are of the essence"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 8 September 2008)

Linda Hayllar

Leasehold Enfranchisement - "House of Lords ruling gives head lessees right to enfranchise"
(This article first appeared in News On the Block September 2008)

"Tenants' rights and wrongs"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 29 August 2008)

Leasehold enfranchisement - Abililty of head lessee to enfranchise - "A question of construction"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 26 August 2008)

Nuisance - Whether actual or perceived risk of damage is sufficient grounds for claim - "Danger of danger"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 August 2008)

Lasting Powers of Attorney - "Mental wealth"
(This article first appeared in The Lawyer 18 August 2008)

Leasehold Enfranchisement - "Opening up the options for leaseholders"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal 12 August 2008)

Boundary dispute - Unclear plan - Alternative evidence - "Load of old cobbles"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 August 2008)

Landlord and tenant - Guarantee - Reasonable alternative security - "Satisfactory guarantees"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 August 2008)

Residential service charges - Irrecoverability if correct procedure not followed - "Lethargy's legacy"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 25 July 2008)

Contract - Deficiencies in drafting may frustrate both parties - "Judge for yourselves"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 July 2008)

Lease - Courts correction of errors to reflect intention of parties - "The common touch"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 July 2008)

Level of damages - Exclusion from development project -"Difference of opinion"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 July 2008)

Employment - The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - "The bullied may bite back"
(This article first appeared in Building Services Journal July 2008)

Sarah Rushton

US/UK personal tax and estate planning - "Divided by a common language?"
(This article first appeared in Tax Adviser July 2008)

Leasehold enfranchisement - "Head lesssees can be 'qualifying tenants' regardless of other property"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal 1 July 2008)

Restrictive covenant - Application to quash/amend denied to preserve exclusivity of area - "Not in one's back yard"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 June 2008)

Overage - Importance of documentation - "Memory game"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 June 2008)

Right of way - Restrictions on use - "Fight of way"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 June 2008)

Tree Preservation Orders - "Can you fell it?"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 9 June 2008)

Sue Boyall

Mediation - Confidentiality of mediation documents - "Mediation matters"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 6 June 2008)

Loss of light - Refusal to negotiate - Damages -"Speak when you're spoken to"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 May 2008)

Restrictive covenant - Modification v release - "Splitting shed ache"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 May 2008)

Inheritance tax - "Death and taxes"
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 16 May 2008)

Oral agreement for lease - Enforceability - "Oral health"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 May 2008)

Estate agents commission - Entitlement even when not effective cause of sale - "Introductory offer"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 May 2008)

Inheritance tax - "Elderly sisters lose discrimination battle against inheritance tax"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal 6 May 2008)

Serviced offices - Landlord's limitation of liability - "When exemption means exemption"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 May 2008)

"Leasehold extension vs enfranchisement - Your options explained"
(This article first appeared in News on the Block - Enfranchisement supplement May 2008)

Family Limited Partnerships - "In FLPs we trust"
(This article first appeared in Tax Adviser May 2008)

"The UK Budget 2008" - The taxation of UK resident non-domiciliaries
(This article first appeared in the Irish Tax Review May 2008)

Inheritance Tax - "Sisters burdened with IHT after marathon court battle"
(This article first appeared on Lexis Nexis / Butterworths Law Leader 29 April 2008)

"Without Prejudice" rule - Use of label inconclusive -"Pride without prejudice"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 25 April 2008)

Landlord and tenant - Small claim - Court of Appeal reversal of lower courts decision -"Court jesters"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 April 2008)

Employment - Employees must continue to work when "standing and suing" - Robinson v Tescom Corporation
(This article first appeared in People Management 17 April 2008)

Sarah Rushton

Employment - References - "Minimising reference risks"
(This article first appeared on PM Online 17 April 2008)

Sarah Rushton

Leasehold Enfranchisement - "The correct deferment rate"
(This article first appeared in the Property Law Journal 14 April 2008)

Deposit - Return - "Out of deposit"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 April 2008)

Overage - Mistake - No reliance on pre-contractual material - Rectification refused - "A slip of the pen"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 April 2008)

Development - Rights to enforce restrictions not passing from previous owner - "Mariner rights are ancient"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 March 2008)

Shareholder litigation - "Northern Rock - From nationalisation to potential litigation?"
(This article first appeared on the PLC Corporate website 25 March 2008)

Restrictive covenants imposed in 1890 - Enforceability - Injunction - "House rules"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 March 2008)

Overage - "Persimmon loses overage appeal case - CA rules that landowners were entitled to disputed £3.6m "
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 March 2008)

Estate Agent's Commission - Entitlement even when agent not the effective cause of the transaction -"Introductory Offer"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 March 2008)

Service charges -Procedure - Irrecoverability - "Doing itself a disservice"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 March 2008)

"The UK Pre-Budget Report 2007" - Impact on UK-Irish cross border tax and trust planning
(This article first appeared in the Irish Tax Review March 2008)

Julian Washington & Emily Exton

Testamentary freedom & testamentary fairness - "The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975: Recent cases and developments"
(This article first appeared in Private Client Business March 2008)

Collective enfranchisement - Qualification - Enfranchisement case study - "Commercial calculations"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal March 2008)

Contamination - Purchaser should rely upon own investigations not vendor's representations - "Acid test"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 29 February 2008)

Northern Rock - Shareholder litigation - Shareholders face £50 fee to sue Govt over Northern Rock
(This article first appeared in The Lawyer 25 February 2008)

Enfranchisement - Benefit to commercial tenants where properties originally designed as a house /adapted for that use -"This house is not a home"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 February 2008)

Northern Rock - Shareholder litigation - "Investors likely to face tough legal battle"
(This article first appeared in the Financial Times 19 February 2008)

Leasehold Enfranchisement - What constitutes a house - Boss Holdings - "A question of design"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 18 February 2008)

Succession on death for cohabitants - "Uneasy succession"
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 15 February 2008)

Rupert Mead

Deposit - Failure to complete - "Were you ready?"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 15 February 2008)

Access to neighbouring land - Interpretation of transfer document - "The hardest words"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 February 2008)

The international family - What happens to children when parents separate or divorce while living abroad? -"Putting children first"
(This article first appeared in The Brief February 2008)

Laura Brown

Rent review - Hypothetical premises - "The way warehouses were"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 February 2008)

The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependandants) Act 1975: Recent cases and developments
(This article first appeared in Private Client Business February 2008)

Julian Washington & Emily Exton

Charities - Public benefit guidance "Charities given public benefit guidance"
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 25 January 2008)

Andrew Penny

Commercial agreement - Terms introduced by court to ensure intentions honoured -"Nowhere to ryan"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 25 January 2008)

Leasehold enfranchisement - Notices - "Valuable notice"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 21 January 2008)

UK/ Irish tax planning - "CAT gets the cream"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal January /February 2008)

Damages for breach of tenant's repairing obligations limited where premises ripe for redevelopment - "Beyond repair"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 January 2008)

Sale of property effectively completed notwithstanding purchase price not paid in full "Balance of payment"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 January 2008)

Residential property - Unlawful interference - Injunction -"Party crashers"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 January 2008)

Estate Agent's commission - Liability - "Failure to launch"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 December 2007)

Registered land - Dangers of gap between completion of purchase and registration at the Land Registry - "Calling the register"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 December 2007)

Service charges - Extent of repair costs to be shared by tenants - "Windows of opportunity"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 December 2007)

UK - Irish tax planning - "Irish eyes are planning"
(This article first appeared in Private Client Practitioner December 2007)

Enfranchisement - Price payable by tenants to landlord for freehold or lease extention - "Legislation gone mad"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 November 2007)

Restrictive covenant limiting development to a single dwelling - Compensation based on loss of value of adjoining property - "Double Trouble"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 November 2007)

Planning - Green belt - "Loosening the green belt?"
(This article first appeared in New Law Journal 23 November 2007)

Tim Taylor

Enfranchisement - Price payable by tenants to landlord for freehold or lease extention - "A marriage without hope"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 19 November 2007)

Breach of duty by director - Unless very clear wording a release from all claims will not apply to a claim that the parties did not have in contemplation at the time - "No excuse"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 November 2007)

Employment - Discrimination - Dress code - "Dangers of taking image at face value"
(This article first appeared in People Management 15 November 2007)

Sarah Rushton

No time limit to rectification of agreement by court to reflect intention of the parties - "Eleven minus"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 November 2007)

Joint enterprise - Requirement for parties to act honestly and in good faith - "Hidden depths"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 November 2007)

Failure to follow pre-action protocol designed to encourage out of court settlements - "More haste, less speed "
(This article first appeared in Property Week 26 October 2007)

Residential service charges - Non-recoverability by landlord after failure to consult - "Service tension"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 October 2007)

Law Commission's report on financial consequences of relationship breakdown for co-habiting couples - "Out of love, out of pocket"
(This article first appeared in Financial Adviser 18 October 2007)

Julian Washington & Laura Garrett Brown

Employment - CVs - "Don't live a lie"
(This article first appeared in The Lawyer 15 October 2007)

Sarah Rushton

Construction - The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties Act) 1999 - "A constructive alternative"
(This article first appeared in the Estates Gazette 13 October 2007)

Alleged oral agreement - Enforceability - "Unwritten law"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 October 2007)

Public liability insurance - Refusal to pay out for claims for financial loss by third parties - "Off the rails"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 October 2007)

Paternity testing - New DNA offence under the Human Tissue Act 2004 - "Paternity testing"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal October 2007)

Ann Northover & Christine Gentry

Dilapidations - Extent of outgoing tenants liability - Damages based on least expensive option - "A leaky case"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 September 2007)

Joint ownership - Presumption of equal shares and right of survivorship unless exceptional circumstances - "Putting tenants out of joint"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 September 2007)

Evidence required to support case - Burden of proof resting on claimant - Equitable proprietory estoppel -"No child support"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 September 2007)

Occupiers Liability Act 1957/ Negligence - Landlords need to enforce tenants obligations to avoid liability to public "Petal fatigue"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 31 August 2007)

The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 - JCT Standard Form of Building Contract (With Contractor's Design), 1998 edition - Consideration of Melville Dundas case - "Clear as mud"
(This article first appeared in Building Magazine 24 August 2007)

Rent review - Time not stated to be of the essence -Landlord's loss of right to increase rent - "Missing the boat"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 August 2007)

Powers of attorney - Changes introduced by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 coming into force on 1 October 2007 -"Someone to watch over you"
(This article first appeared on Times Online 13 August 2007)

Julian Washington & Laura Garrett Brown

Deposit - Contractual provision to exclude court's jurisdiction to order repayment of deposit invalid -"Recovery position"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 10 August 2007)

Rights of light -Tenant's rights - "See the light"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 August 2007)

Estate agents commission - Entitlement -"Commission is possible"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 July 2007)

Restrictive covenant - Failed application to Lands Tribunal to discharge covenant to allow development - "Restrictive legacy"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 July 2007)

CV lies
(This article first appeared in Personnel Today 3 July 2007)

Sarah Rushton

Trustees' powers - "Can trustees fetter the exercise of their future discretion?"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal July/August 2007)

Clare McCulloch

Landlord and tenant - Payment of arrears required within a reasonable time - "All in good time"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 July 2007)

Restrictive covenant - Enforcement - "Run for covenant"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 6 July 2007)

Injunction preventing land owners from selling to another party in breach of deal - Implied terms to give business efficacy to agreement - "Bovine retribution"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 29 June 2007)

Leasehold Enfranchisement - Lease extension denied where head lease demised additional property - "A test of construction"
(This article first appeared in Property Law Journal 25 June 2007)

Requirement for exclusive occupation to create a tenancy - "Tenants extra"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 June 2007)

Serviced offices - Exclusion clause - Unenforceability under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 - Damages - "Draft proofing"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 15 June 2007)

Renewal of business tenancy - New market rent fixed with regard to previous rent payable - "Bitter blow"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 June 2007)

Insolvency - Security for costs where party being sued by insolvent company and claim fails -"About to receive"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 June 2007)

Neighbour dispute - Property owner cannot be sued for defamation for unjustifiably reporting another party to the police - "Police protection"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 May 2007)

Property - False representation of base price - "Flatter to deceive"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 May 2007)

Rent review arbitrator - Reliance on own experience to determine issues - "Arbitrators do it for themselves"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 May 2007)

Rent review - Computer centre - Hypothetical premises -"Computer Glitch"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 May 2007)

Mayoral powers - Waste management - "Watch your waste"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 April 2007)

Landlord and tenant - Guarantors escape liability -"Arrears appear"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 April 2007)

Challenge to service charge certificates - Misinterpretation of lease -"Actual and contractual"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 April 2007)

Construction of Agreement - Commercial justification for interpretation - "Ticket to park and ride"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 April 2007)

Probate - Legacy paid by mistake -"Would the real Mr Roberts please stand up?"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal April 2007)

Harriet Atkinson

Interference with right of way - Injunction - "Force and nature"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 March 2007)

Unexpended service charge at end of term - Repayment by landlord -"Service not included"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 March 2007)

Development - Determination of profit share in absence of provision in contract - "Don’t get technical"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 March 2007)

Relitigation of questions decided in previous proceedings - "Repeated claims"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 March 2007)

Right to light infringement - Calcuation of damages by reference to profit - "Making light work"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 March 2007)

Option - Validity of notice to extend option period - "By accidental means"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 February 2007)

Contract - Standard terms & conditions capping liability reasonable -"Clause for thought"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 February 2007)

Mistake in contract - Consequent price reduction - "Mistake a claim"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 February 2007)

VAT - Listed building exemption inapplicable to alterations that constitute repair/maintenance - "Altered states"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 February 2007)

Right of way - Non use for 30 years - No abandonment -"Ways of thinking"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 26 January 2007)

Landlord and tenant - Vacation of premises - Tenant's continuing liability - "Situations vacant"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 January 2007)

Right to buy freehold - What constitutes a "house" under 1967 Leasehold Reform Act - "What's a house?"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal 12 January 2007)

Conditional contract - Absence of longstop date or termination provisions - "Terms and conditional"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 January 2007)

Landlord and tenant - Failure of dilapidations claim due to previous landlord's assurances - "Repair stop"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 January 2007)

Oral contracts for sale of land - Enforceability - "Oral examination"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 15 December 2006)

Minor boundary dispute - Substantial costs consequences - "Homeward boundary"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 December 2006)

Divorce - "Do the splits"
(This article first appeared in Spear's Wealth Management Survey Winter 2006/07 issue)

Ann Northover

Landlord and tenant - Mandatory injunction forcing head landlord to complete sublease - "Perfomance anxiety"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 December 2006)

Subject to contract negotiations - Absence of documentation of agreement - "Take note"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 November 2006)

Terminal dilapidations - Requirement for detailed expert evidence - "An exact science"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 November 2006)

Dispute - Expert - Costs - "The power of selection"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 10 November 2006)

Option to purchase freehold - Invalidity of notice referring to incorrect date - "Margin of error"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 November 2006)

Disrepair due to landlord's failure to repair - Damages based on notional effect on rental value - "Notional security"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 October 2006)

Security for costs - Requirement for claimant in proceedings - "Security alert"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 October 2006)

Testamentary capacity - Undue influence - "Contested wills"
(This article first appeared in Solicitors Journal 13 October 2006)

Emily Exton

Service charges cap - Repairs - Delay - Landlord's non-recovery -"Cover charge"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 October 2006)

Service charges - Inherent defects - Repair and renewal - "A question of fact and degree"
(This article first appeared in the Property Law Journal 9 October 2006)

Contract - Part-written, part-oral - subsequent events relevant - "Get it in writing"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 6 October 2006)

Landlord and tenant - Unreasonable refusal of consent - Requirement of express restriction in lease - "Fully tuned in"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 29 September 2006)

Option - Exercise - Strict compliance with terms -"Go figure"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 September 2006)

Private road - Cost of improvement when agreement related to repair only - "If it ain't broke"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 15 September 2006)

Landlord's repairing obligations - Tenant's liability for employees's injuries -"Lift in the lurch"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 September 2006)

Reneging on agreement to sell - Damages - "Estimable estoppel"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 September 2006)

Tenant insolvency - Protection of landlord's rights - "Go-karts before the horse"
(This article first appeard in Property Week 25 August 2006)

Landlord and tenant - Right to renew business lease when tenant not in actual occupation - "Occupational hazard"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 August 2006)

Landlord and tenant - Inherent defect - Landlord not liable in absence of implied/express warranty as to fitness for purpose - "Damp squib"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 August 2006)

Trustee Exemption clauses - Re Clapham - Should a negligent trustee be protected?
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal July / August 2006)

Julian Washington & Angus Hunter Smart

Landlord and tenant - Right to sue - Tenant-related company trading from premises - "Bumpy ride"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 July 2006)

"Virtual assignment" without landlord's consent - VAT on payment of fees equivalent to rent - "Value taken back"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 July 2006)

Solicitors' duty of care - Commerciality of deal - Experienced client - "Wrong footed"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 July 2006)

Notice to complete - Readiness for completion - Extension of time to complete - "Day's completion"
(This article first appeared in Propery Week 7 July 2006)

Insurance - Obligations - Limitation of liability - "Chariots afire"
(This article first appeared in Propery Week 30 June 2006)

Restrictive covenant - Construction of accessway breaching covenant for use only as private dwellinghhouse -"Preventative measures"
(This article first appeared in Propery Week 23 June 2006)

Landowners - Maintenance of property to minimise liability for personal injury - "Down to experience"
(This article first appeared in Propery Week 16 June 2006)

Damages - Breach by a previous landlord - "The buck stops here"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 June 2006)

Contract - Statutory requirements for validity- "On the addenda"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 26 May 2006)

Landlord and tenant - Injunction - Damages - "Playing with fire"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 May 2006)

Oral agreement - Disagreement as to terms - Implied terms - "Mind the gaps"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 May 2006)

Landlord's protection of right to recover arrears from former tenants /guarantors - "Chain reaction"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 April 2006)

Lease & marketing materials - Interpretation - Extent of demise -"Upheld aloft"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 April 2006)

Rent review - Use - "All clear"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 April 2006)

Parking rights enjoyed in common - Regulations imposed by former landlord - "Parking grace"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 April 2006)

Company authority to transact - Conflict of interest - "Own goal"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 31 March 2006)

LVT's jurisdiction - Damages award for landlord's failure /delay to repair - "A higher authority"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 March 2006)

Breach of restriction -Calculation of damages where no loss incurred - "Wrestle for compensation"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 March 2006)

Boundary dispute - Informal agreement differing from Land Registry plan - "Know your limits"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 10 March 2006)

Duties of property company director - Interest in land - "Venture fallout"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 March 2006)

Rent review - Interpretation - "Clause for thought"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 February 2006)

Landlord and tenant - Failure to exercise break clause - "Trial and error"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 February 2006)

Fiona Smith & Harriet Atkinson

Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 - Cases of Gold, Gold v Curtis and Re Myers, Myers v Myers & ors - "Dependant status"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal January/February 2006)

Option - interpretation -"Agreeing to differ"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 10 February 2006)

Trespass - Level of damages - "Who goes there?"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 February 2006)

Remedying of inherent defect - Repair or improvement - "Sharing the blame"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 January 2006)

Landlord and tenant - Right to break - Clerical error - "Lease backfire"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 January 2006)

Landlord and tenant - Interpretation of repairing obligations - "Landlord liability"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 January 2006)

Site investigation report - Reliance on advice - "Take it to the limit"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 6 January 2006)

Contract for sale of land - Enforceability - "Missing Link"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 December 2005)

Squatters - Compensation - "Generous to a fault"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 December 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Lease/ licence distinguished - "Advert break"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 December 2005)

Solicitors duties to persons behind corporate veil - "Clash of interests"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 25 November 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Notice of breach of lease -"Corrective measures"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 November 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Forfeiture - Conduct - "Tenant in a pickle"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 November 2005)

Conditional fee arrangements (CFAs) - "Everything to lose"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 November 2005)

Security for costs - "Counting the costs"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 October 2005)

Trusts & trustees - Setting aside trustees' decisions where incorrect tax advice given - "Trust issues"
(This article first appeared in The Solicitors Journal 21 October 2005)

Fiona Smith & Angus Hunter Smart

Regulation of will writing & estate administration - "Willing to change"
(This article first appeared in the New Law Journal 21 October 2005)

Rupert Mead

Fire damage - Tenants liability to adjoining landlords/occupiers - "Firing Line"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 October 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Compensation for notice to terminate - "Compensation claim"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 October 2005)

Planning permission - Quashing -"Forward planning"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 October 2005)

Wills - "Constructions of contested provisions"
(This article first appeared in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal October 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Liability resulting from disrepair - "Damage Limitation"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 September 2005)

Restrictive covenant - Consent -"Under control"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 September 2005)

The Civil Partnership Act - Same sex couples - "An equal partnership"
(This article first appeared in The Lawyer 12 September 2005)

Solicitor's negligence - "Liability is not transferable"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 September 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Opposition to lease renewal -"Ask the experts"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 26 August 2005)

Injunction - Unreasonable use of highway - "My way or the highway"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 August 2005)

VAT - 1965 turnover-based rent VAT inclusive - "Tax and spend"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 August 2005)

Negligence - Limitation period - "Quick to judge"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 July 2005)

Contract - Consent to building works - "By common consent"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 15 July 2005)

Damages - Reasonable cost of restoration of property - "Poplar opinion"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 July 2005)

Expert witness - Impartiality - "Impartial facts"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 July 2005)

Sale by mortgagee - Duty to obtain best price reasonably obtainable -"Held to ransom"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 10 June 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Covenants to reinstate and fit out - "Having their works cut out"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 June 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Covenant for quiet enjoyment - "Management consulting"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 May 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Failure to consent in reasonable time - "Failure to respond spells trouble"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 May 2005)

Real property - Safety obligations - "Going swimmingly"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 May 2005)

Contract - Purchase of business including interest in land - "Written agreement essential"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 6 May 2005)

Litigation - Costs - Conduct of parties - "Handling Charge"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 29 April 2005)

Real property - Registration not proof of true ownership - "Owning up"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 April 2005)

Agreement - Interpretation - Inadmissibility of intentions - "Good intentions"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 15 April 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Adequate time to consent to underlet - "Quality control"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 April 2005)

Defective buildings - Time limit to pursue claim - "Time is of the essence"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 April 2005)

Oral Agreements - Enforceability - "Rescued from a Rip-Off"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 March 2005)

Contract - Interpretation - "The road to clarity"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 March 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Irrelevancy of landlord's motive for opposing renewal of business tenancy on ground of redevelopment - "Adding fuel to the fire"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 25 February 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Subletting without consent - "Subletting in the age of consent"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 February 2005)

Estate Agents - Duties - "Value Judgement"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 February 2005)

Landlord and tenant - Repairing obligations - Standard of repair - "Landlord in a fix over repairs"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 January 2005)

Contract - Return of deposit - "Court out in no uncertain terms"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 January 2005)

Surveyors duties - "Surveyor must pay £600,000 damages"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 January 2005)

Service of proceedings - Address for service -"Sitting up and taking notice"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 December 2004)

Contract- Verbal agreements do not bind -"Get it in writing"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 10 December 2004)

Civil Partnership Act 2004 - Registered relationships for same-sex couples - "Gay rites"
(This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal 10 December 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Confidentiality clauses re: rental -"Not open to the public"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 December 2004)

Surveyors - Expert witnesses - Costs - "Shock warning for expert witnesses"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 26 November 2004)

Squatters - Pre Land Registration Act 2002 (13/10/03) - "Beware of the patient squatter"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 November 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Landlord's covenants - Release under 1995 Act
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 November 2004)

Divorce - Finances - "Can trust money be protected?"
(This article first appeared in the Family Law Journal November 2004)

Shona Alexander

Landlord and tenant - Redevelopment break clauses - "Tenant finds lease security"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 22 October 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Live /work units -"The right balance"
(This article first appeared in the Estates Gazette 9 October 2004)

Costs - Refusal to mediate - "Court win may still be costly"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 October 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Landlord's transfer at an undervalue - "The landlord's transfer fee"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 October 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Consent - Delay - "Dangerous assignments"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 September 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Break clause - "Redevelopment headache"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 September 2004)

Landlord and tenant - User - "Limited use"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 August 2004)

Solicitor's duty - Effect of contract -"Solicitor must be a know-it-all"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 August 2004)

Misrepresentation - Replies to preliminary enquiries -"Solicitor should have disclosed dry rot problem"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 6 August 2004)

Contract - Mistake - "Hard bargains can be unfair"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 July 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Consent to assign - Assignee's accounts
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 July 2004)

Landlord and tenant- Extent of demised premises - Intention
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 July 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Consent to alterations - "A case of restrictive practice"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 July 2004)

Misrepresentation - Damages
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 June 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Break clauses - "Break clause bust-up"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 May 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Subletting at below market rent
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 April 2004)

Bribery - "Bribery discovered"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 April 2004)

Freezing order - Interest in property - "Freezing order is no protection against fraudster"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 April 2004)

Valuation - "Lender not liable to borrower"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 April 2004)

Solicitors duties - Commercial advice - "Don't blame the lawyer"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 26 March 2004)

Development - Change of use - "Developer stumped by use change"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 March 2004)

Fresh evidence - Question of retrial - "Fresh evidence is no guarantee"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 March 2004)

Rectification - "Barnet FC wins after council own goal"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 March 2004)

Reform of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 - Security of tenure - "Renewal notice is matter of time"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 February 2004)

Reform of the law of lease forfeiture - "Landlords under attack on default"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 February 2004)

Landlord and tenant - Tenant's breach of covenant - "The heavy penalty of a lease breach"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 6 February 2004)

The Party Wall Act 1996 - "Its my party wall dispute and I'll sue if I want to"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 January 2004)

Landlord and tenant - User and alterations - "University loses lease challenge"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 January 2004)

Contract-certainty-liability - "One man band may face the music for land sale"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 December 2003)

Contract Termination - "Battle to escape contract to buy fails"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 December 2003)

Consent to Assign/Underlet - Reasonable Time - "A reasonable time is now days, not weeks"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 5 December 2003)

Agents' Commission -"Protecting agents' commissions"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 November 2003)

Receivers - "Receivers have no duty to find best price"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 November 2003)

Valuation - Margin of error - "Margin of error in valuation"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 October 2003)

Debt collection - Winding up proceedings - "Occupiers should take a wind-up seriously"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 October 2003)

Sale of Goods Act 1979 - Suitability of equipment supplied for property development - "Developer lands in hot water"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 10 October 2003)

Expert witnesses - Impartiality - "Acid testing the expert witness"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 3 October 2003)

Landlord and Tenant - Dilapidations - "An expensive battle over dilapidations"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 26 September 2003)

Rent Review - "Tenant caught out by lease wording"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 19 September 2003)

Landlord and Tenant - Sureties - "The delaying tactics of sureties"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 12 September 2003)

Landlord and Tenant - Break Clauses - "How a break clause cost Price Waterhouse dear"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 29 August 2003)

Contract - "Termination clauses should look ahead"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 8 August 2003)

Landlord and Tenant - "Tread carefully when buying into rent arrears."
(This article first appeared in Property Week 1 August 2003)

Tax: The Wyman Debate 2003 - "Morality Matters"
(This article first appeared in the Trusts and Estates Tax Journal July/August 2003)

Disrepair - "A struggle to gain possession"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 25 July 2003)

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 - Redevelopment -"Lease agreements stymie redevelopment"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 July 2003)

Entitlement to Agents commission -"Be particular about your commission"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 4 July 2003)

Listed buildings - " A shock in store for listed buildings owners"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 27 June 2003)

Contracts -" Whose approval is required for a contract?"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 20 June 2003)

Negligent valuation - "Staying inside the margin of error"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 13 June 2003)

Tenancy renewals -"Time is of the essence in tenancy renewals"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 30 May 2003)

Interpretation of contracts - "Contracts: actions speak louder than words"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 23 May 2003)

Professional Liability - "Further warning to professionals over liability"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 16 May 2003)

Noise nuisance - "Nuisance and the Human Rights Act"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 9 May 2003)

Counternotices -"The mystery of the counternotice"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 2 May 2003)

Valuation - "How Edward Symmons won valuation dispute"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 17 April 2003)

Lease renewals - "No time to lose in lease renewals"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 11 April 2003)

Property insurance - "Understand your insurance policy"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 March 2003)

Clarity of solicitors' advice - "For a lawyer, clarity begins at home"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 21 March 2003)

Adverse possession - "The case of the former tenant"
(This article first appeared in the Property Law Journal 17 March 2003)

Glenn Dunn

Valuation - "£33m Railtrack demand dismissed"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 14 March 2003)

Professional negligence - "Avoiding claims for professional negligence"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 March 2003)

Rent review / Arbitrator "Arbitrator allowed to use market knowledge"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 28 February 2003)

Trespass / Squatting - "Trespassers will be persecuted"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 7 February 2003)

Estate Agents' duty to their clients - "Sale price row creates liability for damages"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 31 January 2003)

Landlords consents - "Consent to assign or sublet"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 24 January 2003)

Recovering commercial rent arrears
(This article first appeared in Property Week - 10 January 2003)

Misrepresentation/ Property - "Seller beware"
(This article first appeared in the New Law Journal - December 2002)

Executors' statutory duties - "Estimate or hesitate?"
(This article first appeared in the Trusts and Estates Tax Journal - September 2002)

Leasehold Enfranchisement - "One House or Two?"
(This article first appeared in the Property Law Journal - September 2002)

Tony Blackburn

Budget 2002
(This article first appeared in the Trusts and Estates Tax Journal - May 2002)

Unfair conduct - "A wronged party must have clean hands"
(This article first appeared in Property Week 18 July 2000)