Commercial Property Standard Enquiries Forms In every Commercial Property transaction, it is usual for standard enquiries to be raised by way of the Commercial Property Standard Enquiry (CPSE) Forms. There are currently 7 CPSE forms in use:- CPSE 1 – General pre-contract
More and more people are choosing to live together without getting married. They have children together. They buy family homes together. Many believe that if they live together for more than 6 months as “common law spouses” they acquire the same rights as couples who
It’s time to exchange, but what actually is that? Throughout your conveyancing transaction, whether it’s buying, selling or both, there will always be an exchange of contracts. This is a crucial step in the property transaction, but what actually is it? Exchange of contracts takes
Houses are for living in and most people would say that they would know one if they saw one. However, the use of buildings frequently changes over time and a Court of Appeal decision in a leasehold enfranchisement case revealed just how tricky it can
Legal documents are not worth the paper they are written on unless they are formally served on those to whom they are addressed. In one case exactly on point, a bankruptcy petition was dismissed after a statutory demand was posted through the letterbox of a
Long-term sick leave can be a headache for employers, but it is absolutely vital that workers are given every opportunity to get better and return to work. In one case that proved the point, a teacher who was off work for over a year after
In response to the extreme pressure on housing stocks in the London area, a system of housing zones has been introduced to deliver thousands of affordable new homes. However, in a decision of importance to property professionals, the High Court has overturned Bromley town centre’s
When it comes to family companies, the death of a shareholder can give rise to very serious tax consequences and, as one High Court case vividly revealed, it is never too early to seek expert advice in respect of estate planning. After learning that a
Commercially sensitive information inevitably often passes between contracting parties and, in such cases, confidentially agreements are commonplace. One such agreement was considered by the High Court in the context of a defence supply contract. Company A had contracted with company B to supply communications technology
Conditions attached to planning permissions can be highly restrictive and can even prevent changes of use that would otherwise be automatically permitted. The Court of Appeal made that point in scotching a developer’s hopes of converting an office block into 127 studio flats. The block
