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The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) was formed to deal with housing law cases in the private rented sector. From 1 December 2017, the courts no longer have jurisdiction for hearing cases … Read more

At New York State’s Supreme Court a couple had to take their own son to court to evict him from their own home. Christina and Mark Rotondo took their own son to court as a … Read more

It could be said that purchasers have more protection when buying a tub of Lego bricks than a new build home.  Property is excluded from the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or Consumer Rights Act … Read more

Parking Tickets Penalty Charge Notices are issued by local councils and are issued if the rules set out in aTraffic Regulation Order have been broken. You usually have 28 days to pay a parking fine … Read more

Parking Tickets Penalty Charge Notices are issued by local councils and are issued if the rules set out in aTraffic Regulation Order have been broken. You usually have 28 days to pay a parking fine … Read more

Jackson Boyd is a property dispute specialist but that doesn’t mean we don’t come across cases that surprise us. The recent issue of The Journal wrote briefly about a Hong Kong couple who were taking … Read more

A recent decision from Edinburgh Sheriff Court [Halvorson v Persimmon Homes 2018 SC EDIN 40] helps serve as a useful reminder to prospective purchasers looking to buy a new house from House Builders as to … Read more

Scottish Water has been ordered to pay Glasgow homeowners £220,000 after their home had to be demolished when a water main burst in their garden and caused a sinkhole to appear. The couple argued that … Read more

In my recent article about Public Rights of Way I advised that we were awaiting a court’s decision on whether a public right of way existed over our client’s land. That judgement has now been … Read more

What can you do if one of your neighbours erects a fence or part of an extension on your land? This is known as encroachment and the law does afford a remedy. You might want … Read more