Rics seeks to end need for EWS1 form stopping resale or remortgaging despite lack of claddingFlatowners who have struggled to sell their homes because Read More
Jan 08, 2021
Property
Jan 07, 2021
Ground rent scandal: leaseholders in England get new rights
Homeowners get right to extend leases to 990 years with zero ground rents Leaseholders in England will be given the right to extend their lease by up Read More
Oct 06, 2020
Robert Rinder: ‘Law is meaningless unless everybody has access to it’
The barrister and TV judge, who is now a Shelter ambassador, on why he’s passionate about tackling housing inequality“I feel like a horse that has Read More
Sep 21, 2020
Momentum to focus on resisting evictions during Covid-19 crisis
Group shifts away from internal Labour politics towards community campaignsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMomentum, the Read More
Jun 17, 2020
Assad’s uncle sentenced to four years in jail in France for money laundering
Court also orders confiscation of Rifaat al-Assad’s French and London assetsFrench judges have sentenced the uncle of Syria’s leader, Bashar al-Assad, Read More
Oct 06, 2019
How your title deeds could make you liable for repairs to the local church
Those unaware of restrictive covenants can become liable for life-changing sums out of the blueTom and Lisa Aldiss* had just bought their first home Read More
May 19, 2019
UK property register ‘needed urgently’ to stop money laundering
MPs and peers say plans for register of foreign-owned property should not be delayedProposals for the first register of foreign-owned property aimed Read More
Mar 03, 2019
The Observer view on the UK’s right to rent shame | Editorial
A scheme forcing landlords in England to act as border agents actively creates race discrimination, the high court has ruled‘Our policy is not to sell Read More
Mar 03, 2019
The Observer view on the UK’s right to rent shame | Editorial
A scheme forcing landlords in England to act as border agents actively creates race discrimination, the high court has ruled‘Our policy is not to sell Read More
Jan 10, 2019
Do legal fees apply if a house sale falls through?
My daughter may pull out of a property purchase – will she have to pay her solicitor for work done so far? Q My daughter is in the process of buying a Read More
Jan 10, 2019
Do legal fees apply if a house sale falls through?
My daughter may pull out of a property purchase – will she have to pay her solicitor for work done so far? Q My daughter is in the process of buying a Read More
Dec 20, 2018
Disabled woman evicted before Christmas … for highlighting the damp
Plight of Surrey resident who never missed a rent payment in 12 years puts focus on lack of tenant securityIt is two weeks before Christmas and boxes Read More