In 2018 the Ministry of Communities and Local Government conducted a consultation to establish the effectiveness of the powers of the police and local authorities in relation to unauthorised developments and encampments. The response to that consultation signalled clear calls for the Government to improve enforcement against unauthorised encampments. In response, the Government announced that […]
14th Feb 2020
Consultations
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The Property Standardisation Group have just published the latest version of the PSG Leases based on the latest version (1.4 a) of the Model Commercial Leases. Whilst completing the lease project they have also produced an offer to grant a lease for use with the PSG Leases (attached- with guidance note). The offer to grant […]
18th Nov 2019
Consultations
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Following the voluntary Capped Costs Pilot which commenced in certain Business and Property Courts on 14 January 2019, earlier this year MOJ launched a consultation in relation to extending the use of Fixed Recoverable Cases (FRC) in Civil Cases. This follows recommendations made in Sir Rupert Jackson’s Supplemental Report on FRCs in July 2017. The consultation sought interested parties’ views […]
13th Sep 2019
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The PLA is one of the PSG’s consultees and to that end have been approached by the PSG for comments on the PSG’s draft Scottish Common Auction Conditions (SCAC) and guidance notes attached – prior to 6 September 2019. Background The PSG has been monitoring the increasing popularity of sales by auction, and, in tandem […]
17th Aug 2019
Consultations
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Two members of the Property Litigation Association’s law reform committee – Thekla Fellas, partner at Eversheds Sutherland, and Emily Wood, partner at DMH Stallard, outline the PLA’s comprehensive responses to the Law Commission’s leasehold reform project. Fellas and Wood discuss each of the three consultations that comprise the project: leasehold enfranchisement; the right to manage; […]
16th Jun 2019
Consultations
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Following the voluntary Capped Costs Pilot which commenced in certain Business and Property Courts on 14 January 2019, MOJ has launched a consultation in relation to extending the use of Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) in Civil Cases. This follows recommendations made in Sir Rupert Jackson’s Supplemental Report on FRCs in July 2017. The consultation is […]
17th May 2019
Consultations
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Click here to read the PLA’s response to the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper: Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership.
12th Mar 2019
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PROPERTY LAW REFORM NEEDED TO BOOST ‘GLOBAL BRITAIN’ The Property Litigation Association has canvassed its members on major areas of property law to ascertain whether they are still fit for purpose and to help prioritise those ripe for reform. In this article for Estates Gazette, Mathew Ditchburn, Chair, PLA Law Reform Committee, discusses the results […]
11th Mar 2019
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Law Commission consultation events relating to: Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership There will be a Law Commission consultation event in Newcastle on Monday 4 March, to be held at Northumbria University. The date for the consultation event in Cardiff has had to be moved. This will now be held one week later than […]
13th Feb 2019
Consultations
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Read the PLA Scotland’s response to the Scottish Law Commission’s discussion paper on Aspects of Leases: Termination here.
23rd Jan 2019
Consultations
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