Suzanne Bingham considers a recent unreported judgment in the County Court that confirms that failure by Landlords to supply a current gas certificate to residential tenants at the start

On 29 January 2019, the government announced tough new measures relating to mandatory electrical inspections for private rented accommodation in England.

A recent s84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 application in the Upper Tribunal successfully modified a planning restriction on the ground that it did not secure any practical benefit...

The Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regulations introduced in April 2018 creates uncertainty ...

It is clear that the Code continues to improve practice through offering a base upon which organisations can develop good governance.

According to the Sunday Times Giving List, the super rich donated £3.2 billion over the last year and the majority of them have made, rather than inherited their wealth.

Co-written by our Head of Charities and Education, Chris Knight, The Informed Trustee was launched in August.

The Ministry of Justice has published the quarterly tribunal statistics from April to June 2018. During this period the number of claims received in comparison with the same period in 2017 has increased by 165%.

The High Court is attempting to disentangle a complex family trust case. In Rogge v Rogge wealthy parents put millions into a trust for their young son who became severely disabled as a result of a Polo accident.

Two new government consultations have opened relating to charging points for electrical vehicles. The first proposes:

April saw Australian international and Super Rugby's top try scorer Israel Folau disciplined by Rugby Australia ("RA") for comments posted on social media site Instagram.

A recent decision by the Court of Appeal has over turned a High Court decision holding that a covenant to "maintain and forever after keep in good repair…

There is a consultation seeking views on options for reform of agricultural tenancy law.

A council tenant who let out his flat on Airbnb was evicted by Westminster City Council and ordered to pay an unlawful profits order of over £100 000.

A disgruntled tenant challenged an "expert" surveyor's rent review decision on the basis that it erred in law. The tenant argued that the surveyor had asked the wrong questions and the decision

Bella Italia Restaurants entered into an agreement for lease for a retail property to be constructed in Colchester. During construction and before the lease was completed the reversionary interest...

Increasingly contracts are being signed electronically.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published a consultation on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard for the non-domestic private rented sector.

The case concerned a planning permission for the erection of a wind turbine on agricultural land where the developer promised an annual donation to a local community fund.

The trustees of the Glenfinnan Settlement are being sued by Mrs Ashley Dawson-Damer and her two children, Piers and Adelicia, regarding the disposition of the trust's assets.