Owens V Owens: A need for divorce reform
"It is not a ground for divorce that you find yourself in a wretchedly unhappy marriage, though some people say that it should be."
Read moreEnergy efficiency - the winds of change?
Minimum energy efficiency standards (“MEES”) are now in force.
Read moreSection 21 Notice Validity Alert
Any landlord or agent worth their salt will be only too aware of potential pitfalls when serving Section 21 notices to end Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) in a post-Deregulation Act age.
Read moreForsters and Montagu Evans host knowledge sharing event
On Thursday, 26 April, Montagu Evans hosted the “Next Episode” in the series of Forsters LLP/ Montagu Evans knowledge sharing events. Previously, Josh Myerson and Mark Higgin had shared their business rates insight and experience with Forsters’ real estate departments and it was Forsters’ turn to return the favour.
Read moreRICS family fortunes:- our survey says…
On 12 April 2018, the consultation on the 1st edition of the RICS professional statement: Code for leasing business premises (the “Revised Code”) closed. The Revised Code is set to replace the current voluntary 2007 Code for Leasing Business Premises in England and Wales (the “2007 Code”).
Read moreGingering Up the End User Experience
In their Business Strategy report, 2017-2022, the Land Registry say that it is their ambition to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.
Read moreEndeavouring to understand - a brief guide to endeavours clauses
"Best endeavours", "reasonable endeavours" and "all reasonable endeavours" are terms often used in contracts but perhaps not fully understood. Whilst most contractual obligations are expressed to be absolute, an endeavour is an agreement to try to fulfil an obligation. They will be used where a party is unwilling to agree to something absolutely.
Read moreFuture Leaders in Property event
On Thursday 1 March circa 40 associates and senior associates from across Forsters came together to host the launch event for "FLIP" (Future Leaders in Property).
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week 2018
This year marks the 11th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2018) and Forsters are proud to be part of this fantastic initiative. In September last year, the firm introduced its very first Apprenticeship Scheme.
Read moreHow easy is it to amalgamate residential units in RBKC?
Housing and the need to build more homes is the name of the game for 2018. If the Department for Communities and Local Government’s recent name change to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is not enough of a clue, then there was the Chancellor’s 50% increase in annual housing targets in the Autumn Budget.
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