HARDWICK NEWS
When do neighbouring EIA developments constitute a single project?
In Larkfleet v South Kesteven District Council, [2015] All ER (D) 51 (Aug), the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal relating to a grant of planning permission for the construction of a link road. Although the road and housing development were linked, the two projects...
August 2015 Lexis®PSL Property Highlights
To receive next month’s edition by email please register your details using the form on this page Welcome to this month’s update by Lexis®PSL Property! Highlights include: 1) Relief from forfeiture Freifeld v West Kensington Court Ltd 2015 in which the Court of Appeal...
Can you assign part of the benefit of a collateral warranty?
The problem: In some cases, a construction project intended to be sold as a single unit is ultimately divided into one or more parts. Upon the sale of such a part, how does one deal with collateral warranties originally granted in respect of the entire site? The...
‘Curiouser and curiouser!’ cried the judge…
Be careful what you leave open to interpretation! A run of recent service charge cases has highlighted the perils of bad drafting and signing up to contracts without reading them thoroughly. Together, they spin a sanguine tale of the importance of being earnest with...
Safeguards against fracking: all bark and no bite?
In an earlier blog post, I looked at the principal areas in which the Infrastructure Act 2015 (InA 2015) would affect fracking. A key question was the extent to which certain designated areas were to be kept free from fracking: calls for a moratorium were rejected and...
Deregulation Act 2015 – summary for property lawyers
How will the Deregulation Act 2015 (DA 2015) impact the property sector? James Main, solicitor at DMH Stallard, explores the provisions and suggests that in some cases they will add to the regulatory burden, particularly for landlords of residential property. What...
