Article contributed by Peta Dollar   Seema Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors [2023] EWCA Civ 4 Bailii link: Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 4 (13 January 2023) (bailii.org)   Summary   In this case, the Court of Appeal held...

Article contributed by Ian Quayle   This case explores some fundamental requirements to establish an easement and what ancillary rights the owner of the dominant land acquires.     Gosling and others v Bradbury and another [2023] EWHC 199 (Ch)    The case...

Article contributed by Sarah Dwight of Sarah Dwight Solicitors    A recent survey has shown that there has been a widespread decline in the mental health of conveyancers over the last two years, and when we look back at what has happened in the market over that...

Article contributed by Ian Quayle, Managing Editor of Property Law UK & CEO of IQ Legal Training Ltd   Overseas entities that own land in the United Kingdom are required to register as overseas entities at Companies House – and the deadline of 31 January is...

Article contributed by Ian Quayle, Managing Editor of Property Law UK & CEO of IQ Legal Training Ltd   Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA 1648   Bailii Link: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/1648.html    Summary   The case concerned four issues –  ...

Article contributed by Peta Dollar   Bailii Link: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/970.html    Summary   In this case concerning solicitors’ negligence, the Court of Appeal determined the extent of a solicitor’s tortious duty of care to a client...

THE PROBLEM WITH ESTATE RENTCHARGES  Problems are being encountered by residential conveyancers acting for buyers of freehold property subject to estate rentcharges, and the purpose of this article is to clarify some of those problems. This includes clients purchasing...