Lay of the Land, Real Estate Law

Please find below the full library of Lay of the Land articles, written by our specialist Real Estate team:

• September 2026- The ‘Acquisition Constructive Trust’: A Tool Which Does Not Require Proof of Detrimental Reliance Written by Gavin Mcleod
• August 2026 – The General Rule of Jurisdiction in relation to Foreign Immovable Property Disputes and the Exceptions to It Written by Raghav Trivedi
• July 2026- The Landlord’s Right to Demolish or Reconstruct Written by Jonathan Gale
• June 2026– Property auctions and defective titles: buyer beware vs full disclosure Written by Iqbal Mohammed
• April 2026– A practical example of the limits of Beneficial Interest Claims in Informal Family arrangements Written by Amanprit Kaur
• February 2026 – Notices, Restrictions and the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court Written by Christopher Buckingham
• January 2026– Abolition of Section 21 Evictions in the Renters’ Rights Act 2025: A Guide for Practitioners Written by Alexander Bradford
• December 2025– Proprietary Estoppel – Building the Narrative and Testing the Evidence Written by Raghav Trivedi
• November 2025- Issues on the Edges: Potential Problems for a Section 146 Notice Written by Harry Marriott
• September 2025– Lease or Licence? Why Certainty of Terms Matters Written by Eloise Marriott
• July 2025- Bona Vacantia, Escheat and Lulham v Crown Estate Commissioners– What happens when a freehold disappears? Written by David Nuttall
• July 2025 – Telecoms Code Rights and Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Written by David Stockill
• June 2025 – Cardiff University secures ‘final’ injunction against Persons Unknown, to protect 11 key sites from unlawful direct action Written by Michelle Caney
• June 2025 – A Summer of Discontent: The Return of University Protest Litigation? Written by Michelle Caney & Harry Marriott
• June 2025 – Till death us do part? Not so for adverse possession claims! Nazir v Begum [2025] EWCA Civ 587 Written by Charles Towl
• May 2025 – Boundary Agreements are Here to Stay Written by John Aldis
• April 2025 – Clapham v Narga EWCA [2024] Civ 1388 Written by Jonathan Gale
• March 2025 – ‘Enforcing Injunction Orders: The Role of Civil Procedure Rule 70.2A in Tackling Disobedience‘ Written by Amanprit Kaur
• February 2025 – ‘High Streets Under the Hammer: Compulsory Auction Powers of Local Authorities‘ Written by Anya Newman
• January 2025 – ‘2024: Signposts from Right of Way Litigation’ Written by Gavin McLeod
• November 2024 – ‘Historic neglect in service charge cases – Four Courts Proprietors Limited’ Written by David Nuttall
• October 2024 ‘The Final Word? Overriding an Express Declaration of Trust by Informal Agreement’ Written by Eloise Marriott
• August 2024 ‘Some aspects of the law of forfeiture’ Written by Christopher Buckingham
• July 2024 ‘End of Term? University Protest Encampments and Possession Proceedings’ Written by Harry Marriott
• June 2024 ‘The Party Wall etc. Act 1996: A Short Guide‘ Written by Angus Thomas
• May 2024 ‘“Land Obligations” – Enforcing Positive Covenants against successors in title to Freehold Land’ Written by Jonathan Gale
• April 2024 ‘Which 10 year period of reasonable belief?’ Written by John Aldis
• April 2024 ‘Proportions and Fractions and Management Fees’ Written by Anthony Verduyn
• March 2024 – ‘Boundary Disputes – Don’t judge a conveyance by its cover’ Written by Amanprit Kaur
• February 2024 – ‘The Undecided Boundary Written‘ by Anthony Verduyn