Practice areas | Property Section

Stay informed and ahead at the Law Society conveyancing convention

2025-05-13T13:30:00+01:00

Joanne Parsons outlines what will be covered at the upcoming online conveyancing convention on 17 June 2025, and what you can expect to learn

Managing rights

2025-03-18T11:37:00+00:00

Phil Parkinson and Talia O’Grady examine some of the issues arising in right-to-manage claims

All Residential Property

Occupational hazard?

2024-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

Owners of commercial properties are increasingly using ‘property guardians’ to protect vacant premises. Samuel Lear and Christopher Gothard outline the pros and cons

A new lease?

2024-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

Nikki Bensoor looks at a significant case on landlords’ break rights in protected lease renewals

All Commercial Property

Recent Compliance, Regulation and Practice Management

Beast of burden

2024-12-20T10:26:00+00:00

Is the regulatory burden for solicitors increasing or does it just seem that way? Duncan Finlyson considers recent developments

Going underground

2024-12-20T10:15:00+00:00

Laurence Howland does a deep dive into Chinese underground banking, outlining how it works and how the risk impact on property firms in the UK can be mitigated

All Practice Management

Renters’ rights – 10 things you need to know

2025-06-03T14:37:00+01:00

The Renters’ Rights Bill will result in some wide-ranging changes to the residential renting regime in England and Wales. David Smith answers some frequently asked questions about what practitioners can expect

Rental interest

2024-12-20T10:24:00+00:00

The Renters’ Rights Bill introduces the biggest changes in landlord and tenant law since the 1980s. Anna Bennett considers the proposals

All Landlord and Tenant

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Recent Planning and Environment

Protecting premises from terrorist attacks

2025-05-15T14:48:00+01:00

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 had royal assent in April 2025. Warren Gordon, Rosalind Morgan and Lukas Rootman look at how it will affect those responsible for relevant premises and events

It’s not easy being green

2025-05-14T10:12:00+01:00

Meena Kamath of The Chancery Lane Project outlines how you can drive climate-conscious property transactions

All Planning and Environment

Recent Land Registration

A matter of control

2024-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

Jasmine Mason considers proposals to increase transparency and disclosure of information relating to contractual controls on land

The registration gap

2024-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

Anna Donnelly provides some top tips on dealing with delays in registrations at HM Land Registry

All Land Registration

Recent ID, AML, Fraud and Cybersecurity

Getting to the source

2023-12-20T15:20:00+00:00

Rebecca Atkinson considers source of funds and wealth and outlines how much digging you need to do to meet your compliance obligations

The pros of AML audits

2022-03-29T12:51:00+01:00

Anti-money laundering continues to remain a high priority for the regulator and firms should be considering an audit to evaluate the extent to which they are in the scope of AML regulations. Amy Bell outlines the advantages

All ID, AML and Fraud

Recent International and cross-border

In good company?

2023-09-18T00:00:00+01:00

Kayleigh Brown provides an update on the requirements under the Economic Crime Act to register overseas entities, and how it relates to registration of trusts

The rules of civility

2021-03-09T12:03:00+00:00

Stefano Lucatello provides a back-to-basics guide to some of the differences that apply in civil law jurisdictions, around purchasing property and making wills

All ID, AML and Fraud

Recent Searches

Corner the marketing

2021-06-08T00:00:00+01:00

Once the conveyancing industry emerges from the current high numbers of instructions and stamp duty deadlines, Susan Fairbrass looks at how you can keep the momentum up with effective marketing

Shifting sands
2016-06-02T13:21:00+01:00
You may well ask
2016-02-22T12:52:00+00:00

All Searches

Recent Property Litigation

Words matter – interpreting clauses in a lease

2023-04-24T09:05:00+01:00

Andrew Francis considers the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Limited v Blacks Outdoor Retail Limited [2023] UKSC 2 (“Sara & Hossein”) on interpreting clauses in a lease concerning service charge payments

Proprietary estoppel – what is the proper remedy?
2022-12-14T13:32:00+00:00
Leaps and boundaries
2021-03-09T12:03:00+00:00
Friends with benefits? Identifying beneficial owners in complex structures
2020-11-10T16:48:00+00:00

All Property Litigation

Recent International / Cross-border

In good company?

2023-09-18T00:00:00+01:00

Kayleigh Brown provides an update on the requirements under the Economic Crime Act to register overseas entities, and how it relates to registration of trusts

The rules of civility
2021-03-09T12:03:00+00:00
Brexit: committee member views
2016-09-07T00:00:00+01:00
Brexit strategy
2016-09-07T00:00:00+01:00

All International / Cross-border

Recent Specialist Property

The drinks business

2020-09-02T00:00:00+01:00

Niall McCann and Richard Williams look at what property solicitors need to know when acting on transactions involving licensed premises where the tenant or owner is insolvent