Property 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).
Read moreBuild me up (Buttercup): A Landlord can add another flat on top of an existing building, even where the leases appear to indicate otherwise
The recent case of Francia Properties Limited v Aristou & Others serves as, amongst other things, a timely reminder of the importance of a good understanding of the law when looking at lease clauses. In this case, the landlord of an eight flat building within a development wanted to put another flat on the roof.
Read moreProposed changes to European Data Protection Law and the impact of 'Brexit'
On 14 April 2016, after four years of drafting and negotiations, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been adopted at the EU level.
Read moreForsters Finally Find Winning Formula as St. Bride's Triumph at Annual Cricket Day
There's a man in Liverpool who claims to have invented a game that in certain respects is a bit like cricket.
What he doesn't know is that for the last five years, Forsters have hosted a tournament for that very same sport.
Read moreMarlbray Limited v Laditi
The recent case of Marlbray Limited v Laditi raises interesting questions on the validity of contracts.
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