Practice area
Land and buildings: freehold and leasehold disputes, landlord and tenant (commercial and residential), conveyancing, easements and restrictive covenants, mortgages, land registration, and property-related planning disputes.
The claimant, Wembley National Stadium Limited ("WNSL"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Football Association Ltd, was formed to acquire the old Wembley Stadium and build a new one on the same site. By a transfer and a lease…
Mr and Mrs Henke jointly bought a freehold plot of land at Houghton, Huntingdon on 25 August 1982 for £20,000, the plot proving on fencing to comprise 2.66 acres and carrying outline planning permission for a single house. Some…
The appellant, Anthony Christopher Collins, sought a refund of VAT under the "Do it yourself (DIY) builders scheme" in respect of works converting part of a former stable block near Hereford into his own home. The stable block…
Riverside Housing Association Limited is a registered social landlord within section 2 of the Housing Act 1996, incorporated under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 as a company limited by guarantee, and it is…
PJG Developments Ltd, a company whose business is acquiring and refurbishing properties, appealed against a decision contained in a letter from the Customs of 26 April 2004 to the effect that it had been rightly charged VAT of…
The dispute arose within the extended family of C. B. Shah, who died in 1984 leaving twelve children — six sons and six daughters. From about 1966 Ratilal and Rajnikant came to the United Kingdom and started a drapery business in…
The appellant, Leez Priory Ltd, operated an ancient country house set in some 40 acres of gardens, lawns and parkland in Essex, which had become the first country house in England to be granted a licence to conduct marriage…
Asington Ltd is a family-controlled property investment company of which Mr Tom Flaherty was the majority shareholder and former managing director, his wife and daughter being the directors. Between 1983 and 1993 it acquired 36…