'No Fault Divorce'

On 13 October 2015 there is to be a motion debated in the House of Commons as to whether there should be the introduction of a 'no fault divorce'. At present whilst the single ground for a divorce or civil partnership dissolution in England and Wales is that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, to prove this specific facts have to be shown, such as adultery, unreasonable behaviour,...

2015 Autumn Statement: key property announcements

On 25 November 2015, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne delivered his Autumn Statement and made the following key property announcements:

Prioritising Housing in London: The government has continued to attempt to tackle the lack of housing, particularly low cost housing. Prioritising housing in London has long been on the agenda and it is good to see that...

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A Guide for Managers Conducting Appeal Meetings

Notes on Appeal Hearings

An appeal can be conducted either by way of a review (where the manager hearing the appeal is simply checking to ensure that the initial decision was handled properly) or re hearing (where the manager hearing the appeal looks at matters afresh and comes to his own judgment on what should happen);
It is always safer to follow the second course...

A Landlord's Right to Develop its Property

In an interesting recent case*, the County Court has considered whether a landlord's right to develop its property is in conflict with the rights of a right to manage (RTM) company to manage the building.

The landlord sought to build a new flat on the roof space of an existing block of flats. The tenants of the current top floor flat and the RTM company objected. The RTM company argued...

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