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Diligent landlords like me are being set up to fail
On 2 December 2025, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 received Royal Assent and came into force, completing its passage through Parliament. The Act confirms the pre-established common law position that a thing is not prevented from being the object of personal property rights merely because it does not fall into a traditional category of personal property. It follows the Law Commission's recommendations regarding clarifications necessary in light of market developments with cryptoassets and other digital assets.
A century ago, the American judge Benjamin Cardozo famously observed that ‘the law, like the traveller, must be ready for the morrow. It must have a principle of growth.’ Common wisdom takes this to mean that the law must remain flexible and subject ...
HM Land Registry to help conveyancers and home buyers following the sudden closure of PM Law, on 2 February 2026.
Commercial property lawyers are negotiating a divided market, amid changing work patterns, ‘green’ considerations and legislative change. Maria Shahid reports.
The Law Commission has outlined a wide range of reforms to commercial property law. Two legal experts outline how these changes will impact RICS members
The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 recognises cryptocurrencies and NFTs as legal property, strengthening ownership rights and legal remedies.
Owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law.
Orbital, the legal tech / prop tech company focused on property sales, is to launch its own law firm, called Farringdon, in the UK focused on residential transactions – in what is another NewMod mo…
The Renters’ Rights Act ends no‑fault evictions and fixed tenancies from 1 May 2026.
Solicitors Regulation Authority extends conditions on former solicitor following conviction for stalking. An adjudicator at the SRA has added further penalties to disgraced solicitor Andrew Milne, who earlier this year was found guilty of stalking court blogger and ‘hobby journalist’ Daniel Cloake in 2024.
The biggest shake up of renting rules in England for 30 years affects millions of people.
British citizens and residents with foreign-sounding names are encountering additional scrutiny and delays when attempting to purchase property in the UK, according to a property law firm. Tatiana Sharposhnikova, Chief Executive of Sharpwell Property Law, has stated that discrimination exists in the British property market.
As the British summer swings once again between sunburn and showers, it's a great time to take stock of what the first half of the year has delivered by way of IP decisions.
The Renters’ Rights Act came into force on 1 May 2026. It brought in new rules and requirements for private landlords in England, including the banning of no-fault evictions and fixed term tenancies. There are also new regulations around increases to rent. Landlords and letting agents must send all named tenants a...
The first changes under the Renters’ Rights Act were introduced from 1 May 2026. A guide for landlords with properties in England.
Gabriella and Kurtiss Smith feared their home would be repossessed when PM Property Law collapsed.
The government's landmark Social Housing Bill is returning to Parliament for its Second Reading today.
WTR is a unique and timely intelligence service informing commercial trademark decision making by assessing the business impact of trademark law developments.
We are delighted to announce that Mishcon de Reya has once again been recognised as UK Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year in the Global IP Awards 2023.
WTR is a unique and timely intelligence service informing commercial trademark decision making by assessing the business impact of trademark law developments.
The new online search service offers enhanced features to help business owners find data on UK patents more easily.
Lewis Silkin - The Impact of Brexit upon Intellectual Property Rights and Disputes
Intellectual Property Office alerted to new UK patents and trade marks renewal scam.
New rules relating to address for service when filing a UK trade mark or design are now in force requiring applicants and those involved in disputes before the UKIPO to provide a UK address for service.
IPO internal and external services for trade marks, designs and patents disrupted.
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the EU’s highest court holds that UK trademark rights cannot support opposition proceedings within the EU since the conclusion of the transitional period following Brexit; and more.
Visitors to the Intellectual Property Office’s home page and main navigation pages on GOV.UK will now see that these are bilingual, as the IPO completes the first phase of its programme of work to provide digital information and services in Welsh.
A new memorandum of understanding between the USPTO and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office provides a framework for collaboration between the two offices on policies relating to standard essential patents (SEPs).
Legal action filed at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court against 'Patent and Trade Mark Office' and 'Patent and Trade Mark Organisation'.
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