Property Law Updates

In a salutary warning to buy-to-let landlords that they are exposed to the full ferocity of the marketplace, a depressed investor paid a heavy price for his persistent failure to keep up with his mortgage

A hotel which declares proudly on its website that it is a ‘best kept secret’ is set to become an even bigger secret after the High Court refused to block a link road development which

A property developer whose multi-million-pound plan to build a palatial residence in the Surrey green belt came disastrously unstuck has failed in a legal campaign to stop mortgage lenders taking over the property and selling

In a case of ferocious rivalry between developers, the High Court has rejected claims that a full environmental impact assessment was necessary before plans for 150 new homes on the outskirts of Leicester could be

Amidst ever growing pressure for more housing in the South East, campaigners who are bitterly opposed to plans for construction of 1,400 new homes in the Hampshire countryside have been granted permission to mount a

A total breakdown of trust and confidence between the tenants of a pizza restaurant and their landlord led to an epic High Court battle and seven-figure legal costs bills which hugely exceeded the relatively modest

In a case which underlined the need to take professional advice when dealing with planning authorities, a property owner has been ordered to demolish a two-storey extension which he built without authority. In a forlorn

In a case of interest to property professionals, a campaigner who sought to protect a triangle of grass against housing development proposals has failed to convince the High Court that it should be registered as

A couple who engaged in property development on borrowed money must face up to their multi-million-pound debts after the High Court ruled that their various defences to a bank’s claim were either hopeless or stood