by bawilliams | Jun 13, 2024 | Property Law
The Supreme Court decided on the issue of compensation for neighbouring owners due to an invasion of Japanese knotweed. It ruled that landowners are not automatically liable for all damages, but only for those occurring as a result of the breach of the duty to treat...
by bawilliams | Jun 6, 2024 | Property Law
Facts: Following a local inquiry, a planning inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Horizon was allowed to appeal the refusal by the District Planning Authority of its application for planning permission for a...
by bawilliams | May 30, 2024 | Property Law
Facts: Lowndes is the management company that held a head lease on the block of flats and provided landlord services. The individual flats were all let on long sub-leases. The appellant was the tenant of Flat 9, 48 Lowndes Square under an assured short hold tenancy...
by bawilliams | May 23, 2024 | Property Law
Facts: Mr. Ridgway bought a property in 2017 which comprised two separate registered titles for £6.5m. The first was a semi-detached house and gardens on Crick Road. The second was adjoining land and a building known as the Old Summer House. Both properties had...
by bawilliams | May 16, 2024 | Property Law
Facts: Natural England (NE) seeks injunctive relief to protect the archaeological features on or under farmland from potentially harmful activities of cultivating certain fields. Mr. Cooper claimed that a restriction on the use of his land is an infringement of his...
by bawilliams | May 9, 2024 | Property Law
Property developers have been given clarity on the ‘second staircase’ rule following the publication of the technical guidance by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). The amendments to Approved Document B confirmed that new...
