News and Articles

Since becoming Chair of the Property Bar Association, I’ve really been struck by the sheer hard work which is put in by so many people to enable the PBA and the PLA to serve their members. Whether it’s organising seminars or socials, guarding the bank accounts, responding to consultations or marking student essays, members of both Associations’ committees and others give up hours of their time for the good of other professionals.

In this paper, Nic Taggart reviews the basic principles of partnership law as they relate to partners holding real estate as partnership property. 

Ever since the tragic Grenfell fire, landlords of high-rise apartment blocks have understandably been quick to address potential fire risks that affect their buildings.

The case of Rotrust Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd confirms that there is no general proposition that a landlord will be entitled to refuse consent to assign, or alter, or change the planning use of the demised premises on grounds of feared enfranchisement and the consequent loss of the landlord’s interest under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967.

PLA praises proposed revisions to counteract ‘staircase tax’ By Richard Hook  Mon 23 April 2018

The Government has listened to and, more importantly, embraced the views of the PLA in its Consultation on business rates in multi-occupied properties. As a consequence, the draft Bill has been amended to reflect changes proposed by the PLA. This will ensure that the final enactment will be much clearer and significantly more certain which will be of benefit to ratepayers and practitioners alike.

I am writing to you on behalf of the Property Litigation Association. The PLA is the industry association for solicitors whose substantial practice is property litigation. The PLA has around 1,300 members. This letter is a response to the Multi-Occupied Properties Consultation that was published in December 2017. The PLA has also liaised with specialist rating surveyors in resect of this response.

A big thank you from the Education & Training Committee to all our delegates, speakers and guests who attended the recent conference in Oxford.  We are currently awaiting the formal survey feedback but, based on the informal messages we’ve had, it seems the event has again been well-received.  If you haven’t yet filled in the online survey about the conference, please do so as soon as possible as your feedback is a valuable part of our planning process for future events.

The PLA is pleased to have supported the launch of the ‘Business and Property Courts in Liverpool’

Presented at The Property Litigation Association Annual Conference at Keble College, Oxford on Friday, 23 March 2018 by John McGhee QC Maitland Chambers