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A landmark ruling on the affect of Japanese knotweed on property values has been overturned, which could have implications for home...

Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

The long running saga of insurance firms failing to honour agents’ Business Interruption claims appears to be making progress at last. A...

New guidance has been issued in a bid to allow agents to get the insurance payouts they expect from the Business...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

There's good news for thousands of estate agencies awaiting pay outs under Business Interruption Insurance schemes. The agents are amongst 370,000 businesses whose...

The Supreme Court will give its judgment on the long-running Business Interruption Insurance case on Friday. In November a Supreme Court appeal...

The hundreds of estate and lettings agencies involved in various Business Interruption Insurance policies must wait even longer to find their...

Agents anxious to know if they will receive a payout from their Business Interruption Insurance will have to wait still longer...

The Business Interruption Insurance saga, involving hundreds of agencies awaiting pay-outs on policies, enters its next and final stage later this month. An...

The many agents believed to be awaiting pay-outs on their Business Interruption Insurance will have some consolation in knowing that the...

Agents are awaiting the outcome of a test case regarding Business Interruption Insurance, which may determine whether they receive thousands of...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

The Court of Appeal is today expected to rule on a legal battle which may be critical in determining the value...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...