The Mobile Home (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014 have been in force for over four months and you should now be well on the way to starting the mandatory consultation procedure for review and implementation of new rules on your park if you have not done so already. The consultation procedure must be completed and your […]

A squatter has won a landmark victory for “squatters’ rights” after applying for possession of a property in Ilford, East London, on the basis that he had been in “adverse possession” for a period of 10 years ending on the date he made his application. Facts of the Case The property belonged to Doris Curtis, […]

For many, Capital Allowance is no more than a section within the preliminary commercial property standard enquiries and, assuming that the response from the other side is as innocuous as is regularly the case, nothing further will arise. In a nutshell, Capital Allowance is a tax concession which allows businesses that own commercial property the […]

The Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014 will come into force on 4 February 2014. The aim of the Regulations is to ensure that all site rules for residential parks are: correctly notified to residents and local authorities; used to maintain site standards that are of general benefit to residents; and used to promote and […]

As our readers will be aware, the laws governing the sale and gifting of park homes changed in April of this year. The Mobile Homes (Selling and Gifting) (England) Regulations 2013 introduced a strict statutory regime, which seeks to oust site owners from the sale process. A park home owner may advertise his or her […]

When purchasing a property, a good and proper survey can easily be overlooked because of cost. However, cost cutting at the early stage of the conveyancing process can lead to substantial hidden costs at a later date. Why do you need a survey? When buying a property you need to think ahead. The money spent […]

Yesterday saw the return of the Blacks Magic team in the annual Martin House Dragon Boat Race at Roundhay Park. Our rowers this year were captain Anna Rhodes, Aimee Hutchinson, Alex Hall, Euan Lawrence, James Teagle, Jenny Neary, Nicholas Dyson, Nick Rhodes, Sonia Lonsdale, Amy Crook, Beth Laidler and drummer Stephanie Round. We dressed as […]

Back in February, we considered the positive and negative aspects of the proposed (and highly controversial) high speed rail link (HS2), particularly its effect on Leeds and the surrounding area. Fuelling the controversy surrounding HS2, earlier this month, one of the biggest ever Judicial Reviews was conducted in the High Court in relation to phase […]

There has been a lot of coverage in the news recently about the Right to Light and its potential demise, which seems to be part of an ongoing review of planning laws in England and Wales. Green Belt land has also been on centre stage recently. What is your Right to Light? It may be […]

On 10 July 2012, the House of Commons was presented with a Private Members Bill which aims to better control the use of former independent retail stores and public houses as supermarkets. The Bill was presented by Julian Huppert (Lib Dem MP for Cambridge) and will be read by the Commons for a second time […]