Sabina Ifraimova Having worked in several Central London and City law firms I joined Stone Rowe Brewer in May 2019. I moved to the UK from Russia over 20 years ago to study at an international school, continued with my legal education at the University of Westminster and went on to qualify as a [...]
Theodore Jenner Solicitor In 2010 I graduated from Sussex University with a BA in Anthropology; I then decided to change career and study Law at the University of Law in Guildford. After completing the GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law) and LPC (Legal Practice Court) I obtained a Training Contract with a small Central London [...]
Digging Down Is Certainly On The Up – Basement Developments The number of basement and other subterranean residential developments have risen dramatically in recent years, with homeowners looking to maximise their home’s potential – whether they be modest suburban projects or mega-basements in central London mansions – digging down is certainly on the up. [...]
Risks To Diminishing Lease Terms Potentially one and a half million leaseholders in England and Wales are facing an increased risk of their property plummeting in value, or even becoming unmortgageable, as a number of lenders have recently increased their minimum unexpired lease term requirements to 85 years. In the last six months of 2015, [...]
What To Leave, Or Not To Leave, When Moving House Theodore Jenner, from Stone Rowe Brewer’s Teddington office, looks into some typical moving day conundrums and explains where we stand legally if a seller has refused to clear out their shed on completion day! When buying a residential property the contract between a buyer and [...]
Lease Extensions and Freehold Enfranchisement Ruling In its decision in Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Ltd v Wisbey [2016] UKUT 203 the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has recently considered the scope of a landlord's ability to recover its costs for dealing with granting a new lease under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA [...]
