Share Rounding Error Does Not Prevent CGT Relief
There are often very specific rules that must be complied with in order to claim tax reliefs, but if a small mistake arises, the courts may be able to provide...
Continue readingIf a neighbour is granted planning permission for a development to which you object, you might think that there is nothing you can do about it. However, a case in...
Continue reading‘Buyer beware’ is a legal concept with which purchasers of goods and property have had to contend for centuries. It applies to most transactions where specific protection for purchasers is...
Continue readingLocal authorities are obliged to offer suitable accommodation to homeless people, taking into account their particular circumstances and vulnerabilities. In one case, however, the Court of Appeal ruled that a...
Continue readingBoundary disputes are by no means uncommon, especially in rural areas, where the apparent boundaries can move over time and of which maps, which are never exactly precise, tend to...
Continue readingThe national drive for more sources of renewable energy was very much in evidence as a High Court decision condemned residents of a rural area to live with views of...
Continue readingArguments over rights of access to land are very common, and a recent case shows the importance of the wording under which a right is granted. It involved a piece...
Continue readingIf joint tenants of social housing fall out to the point where they can no longer live together, deciding which of them has to leave the property can be an...
Continue readingThe dangers of being unprepared for the possible consequences of something as seemingly innocuous as a garden bonfire were brought home by a case which ended up in the Court...
Continue readingCity dwellers who are disturbed by ‘party venues’ sprouting up around them can take comfort from a guideline High Court decision which reinforced the powers of local authorities to quell...
Continue readingFailing to meet the timetable imposed on court proceedings is very unwise, as a property owner has found out to his considerable cost. He was involved in a long-running...
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