Specialty Group: Construction & Real Estate

Contact: Emma Butcher Property guardianship schemes have become a popular way for landlords to protect their empty properties from squatters and vandalism. For the property guardians, the schemes typically offer pl ...

The importance of giving accurate and full information in replies to enquiries has been underline by a recent case in which a tenant successfully counterclaimed against its landlord for the cost of remedial works for asb ...

Author: Patrick Mead, Partner It is not uncommon on major building projects for scratching to glass panes or panels to be observed pre-practical completion (or during the defects liability period), and a question c ...

The Government published its much-anticipated Housing White Paper on 7 February 2017. The White Paper contains no silver bullet, as addressing the housing crisis will require tweaks throughout the complex web of intersec ...