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The UK pub sector is facing a serious and on-going crisis with an average of six pubs closing each week over 2024. This hasn’t improved in 2025, so far close to 300...

If you are a property purchaser, you will be all too familiar with the horror stories around being gazumped. We thought it would be helpful to take a closer look at...

Buying your first home is an exciting and significant milestone, however, it can also be an overwhelming step with multiple different legal requirements and various...

Buying any home is a major legal and financial step. In order to ensure all the necessary legals are handled correctly, you’re going to need an experienced solicitor or...

Under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, excavation (digging) work within six metres of any neighbouring buildings or structures gives rise to the need for a Party Wall...

Having undertaken party wall surveying work for well over 15 years, we thought we would share our thoughts on what makes a great party wall surveyor. A great party wall...

A party fence wall is defined by Section 20 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which deals with interpretation, as follows: “Party fence wall” means a wall (not being...

If you live in a flat, a terraced house, or a semi-detached home, chances are you're well accustomed to sound transmission from one property to another. A question...

As we approach a year of Labour being in power, we thought it would be an ideal time to look at their housing and property commitments. The Labour government has...