The Property Litigation Association

PLA members and trainees, apprentices and paralegals are invited to enter this year's Alan Langleben Memorial Competition and prepare a blog not exceeding 500 words.

Real estate is, at its heart, a relationships industry — and that won’t change, even in an era of AI and remote work. In this article, Property Litigation Association Chair, Rebecca Campbell, makes a powerful point: as technology advances, the need to foster genuine human connections becomes even more critical and never more so than for those just starting out in their careers.

Estates Gazette: The Law Commissions's 14th programme of reform. PLA Law Reform Committee Chair, Paul Tonkin, outlines two key property projects that have made it onto the Law Commission's agenda.

The PLA Northern Training Day was held on 18 September 2025 at Hilton Leeds City, Leeds. This article provides a link to the slides from the event and subsequent confirmatory papers as well as the photos from the event.

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The PLA is proud to announce the establishment of the Vivien King Memorial Grant. Vivien was a trailblazer, a dedicated professional, and a well-respected member of the PLA. In her memory, it is hoped that the Grant will support property litigators who may need financial assistance to fund their membership of the PLA and attendance at PLA and wider industry events. We hope that this will help ensure that our membership remains accessible to all property litigation professionals and cultivate the next generation of leaders who embody Vivien's spirit of excellence, fairness, and dedication.

Content warning – this article discusses experiences of suicide This World Suicide Prevention Day, PLA Wellbeing committee member, Stephen Scott talks about the importance of raising awareness of suicide and the vital work of the Samaritans.

The County Court at Central London has published an updated guide to the Business and Property Work undertaken at the court.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published a consultation entitled “Strengthening Leasehold Protections over Charges and Services” dated 4 July 2025. The consultation itself is lengthy and includes over 200 questions. The Law Reform Committee has sought to identify the questions of most relevant to PLA members, so that we can prepare a summary response to the consultation on behalf of the PLA.