Armistice Day and Remembrance Day on 11 November 2018 not only prompts us to remember and honour those who sacrificed their lives in war but also provides us with an opportunity to look back on the impact that the end of the war had on the laws that were subsequently passed and which fundamentally changed the way that England and Wales were governed thereafter.
Read moreThe fourth annual Palmer Capital Poker Tournament kicked off last Thursday at the Haymarket Hotel in London’s fashionable West End.
Read moreOn Thursday 8th November, members of the Forsters’ Property Litigation team (plus one ringer) attended the Property Litigation Association’s Autumn Training Day. Held at the Royal Society of Medicine, there was a good turnout of the country’s finest property litigators gathered to hear talks on a wide range of topics.
Read moreApproximately 85% of land in England and Wales has been registered at HM Land Registry (the "Land Registry"), amounting to 25 million titles.
Read moreThe advent of short-term letting arrangements through online platforms such as Airbnb has presented a challenge to landlords of residential buildings with concerns about the impact of such lettings.
Read moreOn the 1st of December 2013, Amazon.com CEO, Jeff Bezos revealed his plans for Amazon Prime Air – an unmanned drone delivery service - in an interview on CBS news programme, 60 Minutes. The scoffs from the sceptical would surely have been audible, even among the most forward thinking in Silicon Valley’s coffee shops and break-out spaces.
Read morePermitted development rights (or “PD rights”, for short) have long been seen as extremely advantageous in expediting certain developments; even more so following the extension of these rights to permit the conversion of underutilised office and agricultural buildings to residential dwellings; a move thought to be key in solving the current “housing crisis”.
Read moreIt has long been accepted that a freeholder (in theory) owns the subsoil beneath their land down to the centre of the earth and the airspace above their land up to the sky.
Read moreThe NHBC Buildmark Warranty is one of a number of New Home Warranties available on the UK market.
Read moreIn a previous blog entry, we discussed the likelihood of further regulatory change around energy efficiency. In turn, we can now report that the government has launched a consultation on Energy Performance Certificates (EPC).
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