High Court Sheds Light On A Dimly Lit Property’s Right To Light
In the recent case of Beaumont Business Centres Limited v Florala Properties Limited (Beaumont Business Centres Limited v Florala Properties Limited [2020] EWHC 550) the High Court reiterated that the court can and will grant an injunction to protect a right to light, rejecting any suggestion that a poorly lit room wouldn’t benefit from this […]
Diary Of A High Street Conveyancer – Thursday March 26
Thursday As I sat at my desk this morning, I looked across the road and saw that the firm, directly opposite my offices, had their blinds closed. I had heard from a friend who worked there that they would be closing the offices and working from home, but it shocked me. It reminded me of […]
Government Put Brakes On Housing Transactions
The government has issued a plea for stakeholders in the home buying and selling process to do all they can to delay home moves until restrictions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus are lifted. Robert Jenrick has stated that, even if the legal exchange has taken place, both parties should ‘amicably agree’ a new […]
Is The Home Buying Process Essential Work?
At a time when the Prime Minister has announced a nationwide lockdown, with people working from home where possible and to only go to work “where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home”, the government are still debating whether conveyancing is an essential process. In the property sector, construction workers have been […]
Number Of Active Buyers Continues Falling
Search volume has now decreased by over a third within a two week period of time. The overall volume of searches on Wednesday March 25 was 24.02 per cent down on the same time last week and 33.36 per cent lower than the number of searches two weeks ago. The volume of documents prepared on […]
Improvements Are Happening In The Legal Sector
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has recommended that there are more use of fixed-fees and an increase in the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s fining powers as well as a comparison style website giving customers an indication of service each firm provides. These recommendations have come on the back of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) 2016 […]
Promoting Positive Wellbeing For The Legal Sector
Leading online news publication Today’s Conveyancer is pleased to announce the addition of LawCare to its roster of partners. LawCare is an independent charity offering emotional support, information and training to the legal community in the UK and Ireland and will offer some much needed support to our community during this difficult time. The charity […]
Two Thirds Of Construction Sector Down Tools
Almost two thirds (63 per cent) of builders feel as though the government are letting them down by failing to provide clear instructions about the sector whilst the UK is on lockdown. The majority of building companies and their employees feel as though the government should provide declarative guidance for the sector and open up […]