Property practitioners should note the government’s proposed changes to short-term lets, often referred to as ‘Airbnb’-type lets. A change to planning rules is proposed to try to limit the short-term letting of homes. The headline points are: planning permission will be required for future short-term lets; a mandatory national register will provide valuable information and …
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Of significance to most practitioners involved with leasehold matters is the guidance on the Building Safety Act 2022 which the Law Society finally produced on 14 February 2024. The guidance contains key terms and definitions, scenarios and FAQs. The Law Society’s introduction is as follows (the entire guidance must surely be required reading for all …
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After an eight-month-old girl was seriously injured at home, care proceedings began in relation to her and her two young siblings. In its threshold document, the LA alleged the injuries were likely to have been caused during an abusive ‘shaking’ incident. The list of possible perpetrators consisted of six female family members who were at …
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If a court grants permission under s13 MFPA 1984, having heard only the applicant and without notice, the other party has an absolute unfettered right to apply to have the order set aside. The applicant still has the burden of showing ‘substantial ground’ for making the application. The parties married in Russia in 1983 where …
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A legally valid decision can only spring from a fair hearing; if a hearing is unfair a judgment cannot stand. In this case, an order had been granted for indirect contact between P and his paternal grandparents (the appellants) once a month in the form of photographs, cards, presents and letters. F was serving a …
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Where a ‘connected’ person wants PR for a child and M agrees, they must complete a parental responsibility agreement and take it to the family court for witnessing. Practitioners should note that HMCTS has updated Forms C(PRA1) and C(PRA2) for the witnessing by the court of these agreements, with additional information about the original certificates …
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