We are pleased to welcome to DJB Janani Puvirajasingham (Janani Puvi). Janani joined DJB last September and has over 19 years of post...

In the recent case of Peters v Haringey LBC, the Queen's Bench Division decided that Haringey London Borough Council was acting within...

While the response confirms that the prudential code forbids Local Authorities from borrowing in advance of need solely to invest in...

Local Authorities have been investing increasingly in commercial property in recent years. As specialist property legal advisors to Local...

Woking Borough Council has completed the purchase of Dukes Court, an office complex including some 224,000 square feet of prime office...

DJB has maintained its rankings in Chambers and Partners. The firm is ranked for real estate, planning and property litigation. Both...

DJB has once again been recognised in the latest 2017 edition of The Legal 500, winning particular praise for being an ‘excellent niche...

DJB attended the Estates Gazette Awards last week as a nominee for the Real Estate Legal Team of the Year Award. The firm was joined in...

DJB has hired a new planning Senior Associate, Rachel Lindop. Rachel is an experienced planning solicitor who, prior to joining DJB,...

HM Land Registry and the Law Society have released a joint note on property and title fraud. The document highlights examples and key...

Executive Summary: The upper tribunal has held[1] that a defendant who had fraudulently obtained title to a property could not claim...

The Upper Tribunal recently ordered a developer to pay VAT on a redeveloped dwelling after deciding it was a reconstruction of an...

Davitt Jones Bould has been appointed to the West Yorkshire Legal Framework after a competitive tender process. The firm was selected to...

Executive Summary: The Upper Tribunal [1] recently found that student accommodation units were not separate dwellings for the purposes...

DJB has announced today that Louisa Swanton (18 years’ PQE) has joined the firm as a Partner. Louisa advises on all aspects of Commercial...

The Government has been exploring proposals to create a register of overseas companies and other legal entities owning property in the...

DJB has completed the transfer of the Wave Hub to Cornwall Council on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have introduced a professional statement setting out new requirements for its members...

Davitt Jones Bould has been named as a finalist for the Real Estate Legal Team of the Year Award in Estates Gazette’s EG awards. This...

Executive Summary: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that policies for the supply of housing are ‘out of date’ where...