A row between two members of a construction Joint Venture (JV) has been settled by the court with over £5m in delayed payments being handed over. Construction and support services business Interserve Construction Limited had teamed up with water treatment…read more
Estate agents warned about money laundering risks. Published December 2019
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has warned its members that they must comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations. The move follows an announcement from HMRC that it had fined online estate agency, emoov, for breaching the AML…read more
Adjudicators’ decisions impacted by insolvency. Published December 2019
A couple who had a dispute with their housebuilder have fought off an application for their money to go into a general pot for the benefit of all creditors after the builder became insolvent. The builder had entered into a…read more
Japanese knotweed disproportionately singled out says government. Published November 2019
Japanese knotweed may have been disproportionately singled-out over other invasive plants the government has said. It was responding to a report by The Science and Technology Committee which called for more research into the effects of knotweed on the built…read more
Multi-purpose project foils summary judgement application. Published November 2019
The question of whether a power plant was really a power plant was at the centre of a recent construction adjudication dispute. The court was asked to decide whether the ‘primary activity’ of a development was the generation of power…read more
New Homes Ombudsman to increase exposure for property professionals? Published October 2019
The government has proposed a new redress scheme for buyers of new homes including the creation of a New Homes Ombudsman. The government says the proposals are designed to give new home buyers somewhere to turn for help when things…read more
Part of flawed construction adjudication enforceable says court. Published October 2019
An error of law by a construction adjudicator did not prevent the good part of his decision being enforceable, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has decided. The case followed a dispute about the completion of a new hotel development…read more
Property Management firm fined for not belonging to a redress scheme. Published September 2019
A lettings agent has been fined £3,000 for failing to belong to an approved redress scheme for property management. Samson Estates was a member of the Property Ombudsman Scheme for its residential and commercial sales and lettings, but this did…read more
Complaints against architects soaring say law firm. Published September 2019
The number of complaints against architects is increasing year on year, according to a report published by law firm Kennedys. The firm’s findings suggest that complaints to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) increased 26 per cent between 2017…read more
Property owner wins £50,000 compensation for knotweed infestation. Published August 2019
A property-owner has won costs and damages of £50,000 after a surveyor failed to spot Japanese knotweed growing in the garden of the ground floor flat he was buying. Paul Ryb, who is one of the UK’s top visually impaired…read more
