Recently myself and colleague Emma Alsop were delighted to be able to provide assistance to the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT) at the University of Wolverhampton.  The CIDT has recently hosted teams from Bangladesh interested in furthering their... read more

The difficulties faced by cohabiting couples when they buy a home together, and how they determine their respective shares in the property when the relationship breaks down, have been highlighted in a recent case.The court held that where cohabitees purchased a property in joint names to... read more

This week, the Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, has said that in his opinion fears of a wave of home repossessions have been overstated as UK interest rates are set to remain low. He made the statement in response to recent comments made by the head of UKAR (UK Asset... read more

It’s not all doom and gloom in the property market, according to The Halifax, as rural house prices have nearly doubled during the past ten years.Homes in the countryside are now so desirable they have been rising by a rate of around £200 a week, and are now 96% more valuable than in 2000.As a... read more

Property experts have warned landlords to keep personal and financial documents away from rented properties and ensure identity theft is kept to a minimum.The warning comes following the court case of a south London tenant, who now faces imprisonment after attempting to sell his landlord’s... read more