Ask the Expert - July 2026
In our Ask the Expert section, Ian Quayle, Managing Editor of Property Law UK, interviews seasoned legal professionals, and legal industry suppliers…
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881 articles across 43 topics
2022 Round-up
4 articles- Client-Focused Technology Development
- Digital Marketing Trends
- Rent review
- Residential Lease Conveyancing in 2022
Anti-Money Laundering
2 articles- Dye & Durham Enhances AML Compliance with Credas Integration in its Unity Practice Management
- Why Is the Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Fine by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal So Shocking?
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Boundaries and Adverse Possession
38 articles- Adverse Possession18
- Boundaries4
- Boundary Disputes3
- Highway Boundaries and Property Transactions1
- Party Wall Act 19961
Building Business
3 articles- 30 Years Ago, Doing Business Changed Forever
- The Perfect Match
- Websites and How to Attract Conveyancing Clients
Building Safety Act 2022
40 articlesBusiness Lease Renewal
28 articles- Business Lease Renewal
- Business Lease Renewal
- Business Lease Renewal - Case Chasers
- Business Tenancy Renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
- Compensation
- Contracting out
Climate Risk
5 articles- Climate Change and Conveyancers
- Dye & Durham Enhances Environmental Due Diligence with ClimateCheck™ Integration
- Law Society’s Practice Note on Climate Change
- Setting the Standard: Climate Risk Insights for Property Transactions
- The Law Society Guidance on Climate Change
Co-ownership and Estoppel
15 articlesCommercial Property
34 articles- A Successful Unjust Enrichment Claim in a Farming Family Context
- All England Lawn Tennis Ground Ltd v Save Wimbledon Park Ltd (March 2026)
- Commercial Leases – Appeal Against Order for Possession
- Commercial Property
- Commercial Property
- Commercial Property
Compliance
8 articles- Challenges Linked to Funds From China
- CILEX v Mazur and the Court of Appeal
- Culture, Not Compliance: Why Integrity Failures Still Happen in Well-Intentioned Firms
- Data Protection Complaints: New Requirements from 19 June 2026
- Get It Right From the Start
- Getting Your Ducks in a Row..
Conveyancing Quality Scheme
5 articles- Assessments
- CQS Compliance Under Increased Scrutiny – Practical Considerations for Ongoing Compliance
- Key questions concerning the new CQS scheme
- SRA Guidance on Leasehold Transactions
- Why Compliance With CQS Matters
Data and Technology
2 articlesDefective Title Insurance
2 articlesEasements
26 articlesElectronic Communication Code
3 articles- Interim Rights of Access for Operators under the Electronic Communications Code
- Property Litigation – The Electronic Communications Code (the Code)
- Telecoms Multi-Skilled Visits: site providers may be entitled to 'more than nominal consideration'
Environment
7 articles- Climate Risks in Property Conveyancing
- How Solicitors Can Step Into the Era of Climate Risk Advice With Confidence
- Interview with Dr Timothy Farewell, Head of Science, Dye & Durham UK
- Risk Drift
- Soil Subsidence Due Diligence: Today and Tomorrow
- The General Binding Rules – 9 Years On!
Highways
3 articlesHM Land Registry
14 articles- HM Land Registry Launches New Property Data Pilot
- HM Land Registry Portal Refreshed
- HM Land Registry Practice Guides
- HM Land Registry Wins Acclaimed Programme of the Year Award
- Land Registry Rejections - Binding or Not?
- Local Land Charges – the journey so far
Landlord and Tenant (General)
232 articlesLegal Costs
2 articlesLegal Recruitment and Training
29 articles- A look at the latest legal vacancies …
- A Look Back at 2024 and Making Plans for 2025
- Are You Considering Your Career?
- Are You Looking To Qualify in Property Law
- Attracting Key Talent in a Competitive Recruitment Market
- Becoming a Conveyancing Technician: An Exciting Step into Conveyancing
Legal Technology
39 articles- Artificial Intelligence: How did we get here?
- Beyond the Software: Colin Bohanna Talks About Empowering Legal Professionals Through Tech
- Case Chasers - Episode 8
- Case Chasers Podcast - Episode 6
- Case Chasers: Ian Quayle in Conversation with Beth Rudolf
- CASE STUDY: Mishcon de Reya
Long Leases
19 articlesMiscellaneous
20 articlesMortgages
66 articles- Commercial Mortgage Lending1
- Company Charges1
- Debt Respite Scheme1
- LPA Receivers1
- Mortgage Enforcement4
- Mortgage Possession12
New Build Property
1 articleNuisance and Trespass
11 articles- Damages - account of profits
- Defects in neighbouring property
- Defences
- Fire
- Japanese Knotweed
- Occupation by licensee
Planning
23 articlesPossession Claims
13 articlesProfessional Negligence
1 articleProperty Litigation
16 articles- Applications and Strategies
- Compromise
- Damages in lieu of injunction
- Declaration
- Dell v 89 Holland Park Limited [2022] UKUT 169(LC)
- Highways maintainable at public expense: what are they, and how do you identify them? PART 1
Property Transactions
35 articlesPublic Access to Land
5 articlesPublications
6 articles- Book Review: Business Premises: Possession and Lease Renewal
- BUILDING SAFETY ACT 2022, 1st edition
- Business Premises: Possession & Lease Renewal – 7th Edition
- Law Society Publications
- Publications
- The Regeneration of Brownfield Sites
Residential Conveyancing
40 articles- Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions [2020] and Restrictive Covenants
- An Exploration of the Law Relating to Adverse Possession and Boundary Issues
- An overview of Notices at detailed in HMLR Practice Guide 19
- Applications for First Registration
- Beneficial Interests of Cohabitees – An End to the “Never Ending Story”?
- Bennets Courtyard Limited v Bennets Courtyard Airspace Limited [2026] EWHC 1119 (Ch)
Restrictive Covenants
45 articles- “No Business Use” Doesn’t Always Prevent Some “Business Use”
- Annexation - Bath Rugby Ltd
- Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd & Anor v Williams & Anor [2023] UKSC 6
- Benefit of covenants
- Breaching a Covenant in Real Estate Developments
- Burden
Rights of Way
4 articles- Banks and another v Blount [2022] EWHC 1491 (QB)
- Is Your Right of Way Sufficient?
- Public and Private Right of Ways and the Ownership of Roads
- You’ve Used the Track for Years – but Is It Now a Legal Right?
Shared Ownership
2 articlesTransactional Issues
1 articleTransactions
3 articles- Batish & Ors v Inspired Sutton Limited & Ors
- Building Safety Act Q&A
- Dissolution, Escheat & Vesting Orders
Latest additions
Crossland & Anor v Fritchley [2026] UKUT 22 (LC)
In this edition, Ian Quayle explores an important Upper Tribunal decision on restrictive covenants, highlighting the circumstances in which a covenant…
Bennets Courtyard Limited v Bennets Courtyard Airspace Limited [2026] EWHC 1119 (Ch)
This case provides a timely reminder of some of the problems arising from the registration gap when dealing with residential leasehold and commercial…
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