During my residential and commercial property seat at Allan Janes, I was unsurprised to see how quickly the law surrounding residential property and housing changes and adapts to current times compared to the pace of commercial property legislation (although the transactional pace of commercial deals is quicker). Perhaps this is read more...

A Larke v Nugus request can be made where there is a dispute or anticipated dispute in relation to a will. In brief; a Larke v Nugus request is a request made to a will writer asking them to provide information about the deceased’s instructions and the circumstances surrounding the read more...

In this latest blog of the restrictive covenant series, we look at the case of Walsh v Lester (2016). The case involved a restrictive covenant dispute concerning whether consent had been unreasonably withheld in the context of restrictions of building/construction works. The first instance Judge held the covenant was enforceable read more...

An interim injunction is an interim remedy whereby the court compels or restricts a party from doing something for a specified period of time. An interim remedy is usually dealt with at the beginning of a claim or before proceedings are issued and continues until a further order of the read more...

Last month the young professionals at Allan Janes jointly hosted a wine and cheese tasting event with Herbert & Webster (financial advisors) at Grape Expectations in Marlow. Young professionals from multiple different industries were treated to a flight of wines and hand-picked cheese pairings. There was also a notably fantastic read more...

What is adverse possession? Adverse possession is possession of land that is not legally yours. A successful adverse possession claim will result in the land being legally owned by you. A situation like this may arise where you have an extra piece of garden that you have possessed since purchasing read more...

The Christmas period for most people usually means time away from work, or at least a time where your mind can focus on other things like family and fine wining and dining. BUT beware commercial tenants! Yes, this is probably not the most exciting blog to read and I hate read more...

Japanese Knotweed is an invasive weed that has weeded its way into the disclosure obligations of a seller. No, this blog is not a lesson on horticulture! Moreso a look into why when you buy or sell a home, you will come across a question of knotweed. It seems random read more...

All land in England and Wales is currently, slowly but surely, being registered at HM Land Registry. Soon the days where lawyers have to delve through old deeds trying to read what some poor legal clerk once wrote by hand will be gone. There is not much land left that read more...

As real estate usually makes up a large proportion of a company’s assets and the value of the transactions are usually quite high, it is important for any seller or buyer to think about the tax implications of any transfer or grant of interest in a property. Aside from SDLT read more...

In a transaction for an interest in an estate of land, it is usual for the transferor (the seller) to contract to give ‘vacant possession’ to the transferee (the buyer) upon completion. But what does this actually mean? It means the seller is contracting to leave the property empty on read more...

The High Court has taken being on a break to new heights. It held in a recent case ( Vistra v CDS ) a break notice was still valid four years after being served. The facts of the case get more interesting, the break notice was served by a former read more...