I have a south-facing garage and I would like to install solar panels on the roof. Would I need planning permission, or can I just go ahead?

I am a first time buyer and in order to be able to afford a property my Mum and Dad have offered to help me with paying the deposit.

In the budget the chancellor announced some changes in relation to land value capture.

I have seen a perfect cottage for sale by 'modern method of auction'. I've not heard of this before. Can you explain?

My neighbour has a hedge of evergreens on the boundary which is approaching nine feet in height. It blocks out much of the sunlight from my garden.

I want to buy a new build house, but many seem to be sold leasehold rather than freehold. I'm confused as I thought houses were usually...

I'm a first time buyer and would like to buy a leasehold flat, but a friend of mine has cautioned me saying there can be huge hikes in ground rent and generally the costs are hard to predict. Is she right?

I am building a small studio in my garden. It's a wooden construction about 3m by 3m in plan. My neighbour seems to be annoyed by the works and she says I need planning permission. Is she right?

My daughter has been in the process of buying a house, but suddenly the seller has taken the house off the market.

A local authority intended to sell land, which had previously been used as a residential education centre for development into housing.

I am thinking of buying a flat in London for my daughter who is going to start university in September.

I own a holiday home which I let out for part of the year. I want to sell it and buy a larger holiday property which I will also rent out.

I have seen a beautiful Victorian house on the market and I would love to buy it.

My neighbour is building an extension to his house and he has secured planning permission.

My neighbour is building an extension to his house and he has secured planning permission. The extension is now nearing completion and, to my horror...

In Oakley v Harper McKay Developments the High Court held that a Seller of an office block, to be converted into flats ...

An overage agreement provided that overage would be paid on the grant of "Planning Permission". Planning Permission was in turn defined as "any detailed planning permission which grants planning

I have fallen in love with a house on the market, but the owner seems to have built a large extension without planning permission. They have now applied for retrospective permission

I have bought a five bedroom house and I would like to convert it into three flats, which I then plan to rent out. I am not extending the house but will I need planning permission?

I'm interested in buying a beautiful house with a garden that runs down to the River Cam. What rights or responsibilities do I have in relation to the riverbank?