Housing Minister Kris Hopkins recently emphasised the need to create a fairer, more flexible private rented sector, raising standards of property conditions and rooting out the rogue landlords.
Articles by ‘Paul Daniels’
Businesses are continuing to recover from the recent floods, new data released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed, with small firms in affected areas estimated to have lost more than three…
The government has announced reforms to the common law remedy of distress for rent. “Distress” is one of many ways in which a Landlord can recover monies owed when a tenant is unable to…
In a recent case, Lloyd and others v Browning and another, the Court of Appeal held that a standard ‘non-reliance clause’ would be effective in preventing a successful claim brought by the buyer for misrepresentation against the seller in the contract between the buyer and seller of a property.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has published its Consumer Regulation Review 2012/13 which sets out its experience of the new consumer regulation regime for social housing, which came into effect in April 2012….
A combination of welfare reforms and changes to social housing subsidies have put the sector under unprecedented pressure, prompting the Homes and Communities Agency
The UK construction industry is currently experiencing a strong recovery and in order to keep up the trend, businesses in this sector are being encouraged to make more use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) or run…
Twin City Developments is a specialist property development and consultancy company which operates from the historic cities of Bath and Oxford, with a particular focus on the regeneration of existing buildings and brownfield sites. The development and sale of a prestigious building consisting of four apartments on Bath’s famous Great Pulteney Street was completed with funding to support the development provided by Royal Bank of Scotland. Our Commercial Property experts teamed up with the RBS to provide legal advice.
Proposals have been put forward for a specialist planning court to help ensure crucial development projects do not suffer unnecessary legal delays. The new planning chamber proposed by Justice Secretary Chris Graylin
The Bigger Picture is a new survey-based campaign aimed at Bath’s business decision-makers which has been launched by Withy King in association with Bath News & Media. The surveys, which will be conducted every…
It’s not often that lawyers get a chance to make a real difference and to help bring significant benefits to the environment as a result of our work.
Withy King has been crowned Property Law Firm of the Year 2012 at the annual Insider South West Property Awards. Our Commercial Property team beating the other two shortlisted firms and impressing the judges…