What a relief!
On 1 March 2017, the Supreme Court decided that property owners seeking to carry out refurbishments can claim business rates relief.
Read moreVary and Pay! The SDLT Transitional Trap
What happens to those property contracts that have already been entered into when the Government announces a SDLT rate change? Unsurprisingly, with off-plan residential properties and agreements for commercial leases being marketed and exchanged far in advance of their respective build date and completion dates, this is a frequently asked question.
Read more2017: The year of the squatter?
With two swift and successful squatters' evictions by our property litigation team in the first few weeks of January, as well as a recent high-profile judgment eviction of squatters from a £15m Belgravia property, 2017 is looking to be, not only the year of the rooster, but also the year of the squatter!
Read moreThe importance of inspection
The recent case of Trevallion v Watmore & Another (2016) reminds us why buyers must carry out a careful inspection of the boundaries of a property prior to purchase.
Read moreProperty Management Awards – Forsters Shortlisted for Legal Services Award
The Property Litigation and Residential teams began the festive season with aplomb by attending the Property Management Awards at Wembley on 1 December 2016.
Read moreHow not to prepare CPSEs
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries ("CPSEs") - are pages and pages of questions and replies that are capable of sending even the most ardent insomniacs to sleep.
Read more"Out with the old, in with the new…JCT"
Following the introduction of the JCT Minor Works Contract 2016 over the summer, the JCT has now published the 2016 Edition of the JCT Design and Build Contract.
Read moreRun Forsters Run!!
On Thursday 25 August Megan Wade, Ed Glass and Anthony Goodmaker from Forsters' Commercial Real Estate team took part in the 8th JLL Property 5k in Regent's Park. On a scorching night, with temperatures just shy of the 30 degree mark, our runners joined over 1000 other property professionals on the course.
Read moreIs planning permission required to amalgamate two flats into a single dwellinghouse?
Planning law is not clear on whether you need permission to amalgamate two or more separate residential units (i.e. flats) into a single dwellinghouse. This is unlike the position for subdividing a single dwellinghouse into smaller, separate residential units for which it is clear that planning permission is required.
Read moreFurther company law changes implemented under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
From 30 June, companies became subject to the requirement to file information regarding 'People with Significant Control' (PSCs) with their annual confirmation statement (which replaces the Annual Return). These measures follow earlier company law changes phased in under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (the Act).
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