Property Law Updates

An architect who failed to address serious structural defects in a seaside home when drawing up plans for its refurbishment has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that his negligence caused no loss

In a unique decision which underlined that sustainability is ‘not a trump card’ that can outweigh all other planning considerations, the High Court has dashed a self-styled eco-technologist’s hopes of building three ‘experimental’ homes

A falling out between four businessmen in relation to a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to develop 1,000 new homes on the Isle of Wight has culminated in a High Court ruling that two

In a case which raised novel issues of potentially wide importance to homeowners and property developers, a man who decided that total demolition and re-building of his home would be a cheaper option than

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, the First-Tier Tribunal has ruled that a local authority was entitled to use its power under the Localism Act 2011 to impose

Demonstrators who camped out on the verge of a busy West Sussex road for three months in protest against a nearby ‘fracking’ operation have been ordered to leave by the High Court on the

A pizza chain faces having to close its branch in London’s trendy Notting Hill after the High Court backed a planning inspector’s decision that it detracts from the vitality and viability of an area

A Court of Appeal ruling has shed much-needed light on the confusing reaches of the law relating to allotments but has also dealt a devastating blow to plot holders who bitterly objected to their

In a case which involved an interesting stand-off between planning objectives and the sacrosanctity of public access to common land, a local authority has scored a significant High Court victory in its fight to

In making clear that litigants who present evidence selectively to support their case will face serious consequences, the High Court has overturned an asset freezing order obtained in a debt recovery claim on the