News Archive: legal issues

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08, 2009 June:

London views protected

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, plans to strengthen the protection given to the historic views of London's landmarks and World Heritage Sites...

Dubai to simplify contracts

The Dubai authorities plan to simplify all Dubai property purchase contracts in the emirate, according to a report in Gulf News...

‘Housing is Enforceable Right' Law

The UN issued a report last month which said that the UK should take up a law presently enforced in Scotland over homelessness, an article on the Guardian website has claimed...

05, 2009 June:

Dubai agents disregard RERA

Property laws and directives are either not known or are being deliberately ignored by agents and landlords in Dubai...

04, 2009 June:

Sale and rent back rules

The Government has introduced secondary legislation to bring residential sale and rent back agreements within the scope of Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulation yesterday...

03, 2009 June:

Donald Trump isn't having much luck at the moment - fresh from the news that the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Dubai has been cancelled - now his Aberdeen-based project, touted as being the ‘world's greatest golf resort' has hit a stumbling block, in that two homeowners on the estate where it is to be built refuse to sell their homes to him...

01, 2009 June:

Overstaying your welcome

New security measures due to be introduced next year mean that all non-US citizens wanting to visit the United States will be required to provide photographs and fingerprints when leaving the country under a new exit policy...

New help for tenants

A new code of conduct and complaints system has been launched by the British Property Federation aimed at offering independent redress to tenants...

Cyprus title deeds under fire

Lord Jones of Cheltenham, a Liberal Democrat peer in the UK, has piled more misery on the Cypriot Government in the House of Lords, after posing a question relating to title deeds in the country...

28, 2009 May:

Rising fines for mortgage fraud

The amount of fines levied by the City watchdog against individuals for mortgage fraud has already overtaken the levels for the whole of 2008...

26, 2009 May:

Man steals Dubai property

A British man has been arrested in Bankok, Thailand, after spending eight months on the run for allegedly stealing £95 million from a Dubai property firm...

22, 2009 May:

Egyptian citizenship in doubt

An Egyptian lawyer has won a case seeking the implementation of an old law which would see Egyptians who are married to Israelis lose their citizenship...

Too much red tape in lettings

Increasing costs and rising red tape will deter new landlords from entering the buy-to-let market...

Instant millionaires

A group of London companies controlled by the now bankrupt Spencer Michael that promised to help investors become instant millionaires has been wound up in the High Court on grounds of public interest following an investigation by Companies Investigation Branch (CIB)...

21, 2009 May:

RERA to go global

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Dubai is planning to expand and become an international real estate reference point with the acronym, Menares, it has been announced...

18, 2009 May:

Landlord register ‘intrusive'

A UK national register of landlords which would be renewed on an annual basis has been criticised as overly intrusive and of little benefit...

15, 2009 May:

Upwardly mobile

Under new proposals announced by Housing Minister Iain Wright, those who live in mobile home parks are to get more protection from dishonest site owners and easier access to justice to sort out any disputes...

Dubai projects to be scrapped

Up to 27 property projects in Dubai are set to be cancelled under new rules that give the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) the power to stop unviable developments...

Registration of the nation

Further details of the Government's proposed register for private residential landlords in England have been published...

14, 2009 May:

Demolition of heritage home

The owner of a property subjected to the highest protection possible under a local council heritage overlay has been penalised more than £26,000 for illegally demolishing the unique Port Melbourne house in Melbourne, Australia...

12, 2009 May:

Demolished dreams

Picture this: you spend your life savings on a dream home in Spain, possibly moving to the country permanently for a better lifestyle or retirement and then you receive the news that your property is to be demolished, leaving you with no home and possibly no compensation either - this is what has happened to thousands of homeowners along Spain's coastline thanks to a highly controversial ‘Coast Law,' and it is set to continue...

11, 2009 May:

US to outlaw agent's fees

Real estate administration fees for which no specific service is undertaken are illegal, according to a court ruling in the USA which could result in some brokers' fees being outlawed...

Expensive tastes

All three of the ministers responsible for housing have been caught up in the epicentre of the MPs' expenses scandal - they are Hazel Blears, Margaret Beckett and Iain Wright...

07, 2009 May:

Entry visas for UAE expats

From June 1st, the new multiple-entry visas for expatriate property owners will be issued in the United Arab Emirates in a bid to better regulate the real estate sector by allowing expatriate property owners to obtain multiple entry visas valid for six months...

Burglar Bill

When I was little, my parents slept with a baseball bat under their bed - just in case burglar bill ever tried his luck and broke in downstairs - now, twenty years on, I'm tempted to do the same - and I'm not alone in wanting to protect my home - more than one in twenty householders admit that they have gone one step further and rigged up devices to stop thieves...

05, 2009 May:

Better quality for Vietnam

Developers in Vietnam face stricter regulations and checks as part of a Government led initiative to improve the quality of buildings...

New licence for landlords

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has launched a licensing scheme that requires members to abide by a new code of practice...

Taking it easy

Some Caribbean islands are easing restrictions for foreign property investors and introducing incentives in a bid to attract more luxury buyers...

30, 2009 April:

Grandeur goes green

The first thing that springs to mind when you think of the refined grandeur of Hampton Court Palace is certainly not eco-activists - but one such group is forcing us to think again - they have been resident on Raven's Ait, a tiny island just downriver from the world-famous royal palace at Hampton Court for the last two months - and are planning to transform the island into an eco-conference centre...

Expats threatened by Cyprus ruling

Thousands of expatriates who have property in northern Cyprus could be affected by a European Court of Justice ruling that the European Union's courts should enforce Greek Cypriot legal verdicts...

Italy: illegal immigrant crackdown

Ten new identification and expulsion centres (CIEs) for illegal immigrants may be ready by the end of the year, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has said...

Foxtons: caseload

The crucial test case between the Office of Fair Trading and Foxtons is currently being heard in the High Court...

29, 2009 April:

New rules for Dubai residency

Government officials in Dubai are in talks to introduce a new law that would clarify the rules on issuing residency visas to property buyers in Dubai - and it could be introduced as soon as this year...

Speed reduction on Fraser Island

The speed limit on Fraser Island, one of Australia's popular tourist destinations, will be reduced as a result of the fatal accident last week which killed British backpacker Ian Davy...

Lessons for landlords

Housing associations need to get better at talking to tenants when things go wrong, according to the Housing Ombudsman and HouseMark as they launch a new project to help social landlords deal with complaints...

28, 2009 April:

Cambodia opens to foreigners

Foreigners may be able to purchase property in Cambodia for the first time following the proposal of new legislation by the country's Government - but they will still be limited to apartments, houses and condominiums above the second floor...

Agent's fees investigated

A robust examination of the transparency of professional fees in the real estate sector is to be launched by the world's leading source of land, property, construction and related knowledge...

24, 2009 April:

Naming and shaming

Putting the name of tax evaders in the public domain has been proposed as one of the ways of dealing with tax evaders...

23, 2009 April:

Safe and the city

More than half of Brits have dispelled the long-held belief that life in the country is safer than in the city - a new survey from Halifax Home Insurance found that 48 per cent of people felt unsafe when walking down a deserted country lane at night, with the majority feeling that city streets after dark are far safer...

22, 2009 April:

Pick that HIP carefully

With recent legislative changes now in force it is crucial agents select a HIP provider that subscribes to the HIP Code to ensure they receive quality, compliant packs and do not leave themselves liable to fines or legal action, the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) has warned...

21, 2009 April:

Italy to cite Malta on migrant boat

Italy is to report Malta to the European Union after being forced to rescue seaborne migrants its eastern island neighbour refused...

Ownership laws change in Vietnam

The Vietnamese Government is considering easing property ownership restrictions for nationals who live abroad to enable them to buy as much real estate as they want...

20, 2009 April:

New hope for coastal landowners

A ruling by a Parliamentary committee is a shot in the arm for coastal landowners concerned by the proposed coastal path...

Searching for something

Searches are now taking longer than ever as local authorities struggle with the new April 6th HIP regime, which requires them to give full access to personal search firms...

17, 2009 April:

Irish unsure about Indian deal

In the last two years Dublin-based investment company Kuvera has invested in two off-plan developments based near Delhi, according to a report from The Irish Times...

16, 2009 April:

‘Property free' zone for Black Sea Coast

Bulgaria's 398-kilometre Black Sea Coast is the most popular tourist area in the country and land there has been hugely sought after by developers and investors looking to cash in on the locale - but now, industry experts are calling for a property free zone to be brought in to prevent the coastline from becoming one huge development...

15, 2009 April:

Trump sues Mexico

It's not like he needs the money, but there are principles at stake here - property tycoon Donald Trump is suing the developers of a condominium project in Baja California, Mexico - which he had endorsed - after buyers named him in lawsuits that accused the builders of taking their deposits without starting construction...

Pigging out

Pig rustling has returned, as hundreds of ‘Packington Pork' pigs were stolen at around 3am last Friday from Packington Farm, near Tamworth in Staffordshire...

08, 2009 April:

New laws for Dubai

A new real estate law amendment is to be introduced in Dubai to clarify what happens when a property buyers defaults on payments...