CBG Updates & News

Buying a property - will indemnity insurance provide a cure or a headache? Why have indemnity insurance? In recent years, indemnity insurance has become a common feature of the residential conveyancing process.  Indemnity policies have become...

What use is a use class? The use of properties in England and Wales is authorised by planning legislation which by and large hasn’t been updated since 1987. At a time when the high street is struggling, and operators are expected to be all things to...

The Law Commission Consultation on Leasehold Reform – does it affect you? The laws that entitle leaseholders to buy the freehold to their flats or houses or to extend those leases are complicated and often very expensive and time...

Dilapidations – Are you prepared or scared? A short survival guide for business tenants Do you remember the excitement of entering into the lease of your new business premises, maybe many years ago? Being caught up in the frenzy of activity, you put...