In December 2015, Yorkshire and Lancashire saw some of the worst floods in living memory. Described as "unprecedented" and even "biblical" by the press, the clean up costs have been estimated by insurance companies to be in the region of £5 billion.
Read moreA recent Supreme Court case involving Donald Trump's golf course in Aberdeenshire has the potential for significant ramifications in how conditions attached to planning permissions are interpreted.
Read moreHedging interest rates under floating rate loan facilities are commonplace in real estate finance transactions. Whilst they tend to run alongside the initial transaction the commercial arrangements are often discussed and put in place directly between the borrower and bank without involving lawyers or other advisers.
Read moreForsters took two tables at The Society of Scottish Lawyers in London's Burns Night Supper last Thursday. Hosted at The Brewery on Chiswell Street, a tartan clad throng gathered to celebrate the 257th anniversary of the birth of the Bard of Ayrshire.
Read moreWell 2015 was a busy, successful, and at times challenging year for the residential property industry.
This is particularly true of the new-build development sector, which has been at the forefront of recent press coverage.
Read moreIf you own the freehold of the property, and there is no lease to an occupier in place, then you are free to remove and sell it at will (unless Banksy drops his anonymity and claims the copyright).
Read moreRecent news headlines have illustrated that developers should pay careful attention to the protection of historic buildings, or face the consequences.
The Carlton Tavern in Kilburn, North London was demolished in April this year in the expectation that the owners could then go ahead with their plans to redevelop the site for residential use.
Read moreYou grow up, you get a job, you buy a house…or do you?
Read moreIn June 2013 the leaders of the G8 committed to reforms in corporate transparency, seeking to encourage investment, prevent tax evasion and hinder money-launderers and terrorists.
Read moreIn the words of Samuel Johnson, "nothing has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern".
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