Peter Dodge

The private rental sector has grown rapidly over the last 20 years. It now accounts for over 4.7 million households in the United Kingdom. Over two thirds of all private tenancies involve an agent. Yet, Which? magazine has referred to “renting roulette” and “the great letting agents gamble” whereas the RICS has described this essentially …

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In July 2011, a “company of legal professionals” (judges and lawyers playing judges and lawyers) raised over £20,000 for the Tricycle Theatre’s Education, Social Inclusion and Artistic Programme with five performances of Judgment at Nuremberg. The play is Abby Mann’s 2001 stage adaptation of the 1961 Academy Award winning movie of the same name, a …

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There have been a fair few developments in this field recently with potentially more to come. Schedule 4 of the Finance Act 2012 came into force on 17 July and made the most significant changes to the UK REIT regime since its introduction on 1 January 2007. These included alterations to the listing and non-close …

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Negligence and other torts, CLT, solicitors in-house seminar, November 2012.

Webinar: Agricultural Dispute Resolution, http://www.mblseminars.co.uk, streaming Mon 14 Jan 2013, 12:30, available to view for 90 days thereafter

Webinar: Financial Services Regulation & Charities, http://www.mblseminars.co.uk, streamed Thu 27 Sep, 12:30 and available to view for 90 days thereafter

Webinar: Mortgage Fraud Claims Under The Microscope, http://www.clt.co.uk, broadcast live on Tue 30 Oct, 16:00, available on demand for 12 months thereafter