Isolated Location Defined in Planning Terminology

| 10th April 2018
Unsurprisingly, in the recent case of Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others 2018, the Court of Appeal has decided that the application of the word "isolated" within the meaning of…
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Property portfolio re-gears?

| 9th April 2018
As landlords look to secure the value of their investments in the midst of the current economic uncertainty, we are seeing an increasing number of portfolio re-gears taking place. The basic idea, from the landlord's perspective, is to create…
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Recent case concerning a boundary fence dispute

| 29th March 2018
Many landowners are familiar with the practice of allocating boundary responsibilities in deeds. Generally speaking problems should not arise where future adjoining landowners continue to comply with the previously allocated boundary…
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House Purchasers Liability for Planning Obligations

| 26th March 2018
Are house purchasers on new residential developments liable for breaches of any S.106 planning obligation (including financial contributions) that relates to the housing development? Planning obligations (also known as S106 agreements) are…
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