Europe: Real Estate and Construction

Lizzie Egan interviews Aidan Faik, senior private banker and head of landed estates at Weatherbys Private Bank, exploring current trends in rural property finance, from residential portfolio challenges and holiday let opportunities to the complexities of trust structures and biodiversity net gain projects. The conversation examines how Basel 3.1 regulations will fundamentally reshape lending terms for estate owners, and why understanding the residential versus commercial classification of property has becom

When a person passes away leaving assets in Cyprus, those assets cannot usually be transferred immediately to relatives or beneficiaries.

In January 2025, the Royal Court of Jersey ordered the sale en licitation (by public auction) of a property that was jointly inherited by four children as owners in common in indivisible shares...

When buying or selling a property, it can be tempting to choose the cheapest conveyancing quote available. In a competitive market, low-cost providers often advertise attractive fixed fees and promises of a quick service.

Purchasing property in Cyprus involves navigating complex legal requirements that can make or break your investment. What hidden legal risks lurk beneath the surface of seemingly perfect properties, and how can buyers protect themselves from costly mistakes in contracts, title deeds, and property status verification?

The Provision of Information (Contractual Controls) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 (the “Regulations”) will come into force on 6 April 2027.

Two Court of Session decisions clarify when tenants can be held liable for extraordinary repairs under full repairing and insuring leases in Scotland. The cases establish that broad repairing obligations alone are insufficient to transfer responsibility for substantial renewals and structural damage from landlords to tenants without express contractual language.

Şirketler, ekonomik koşullar, yeniden yapılanma, grup içi organizasyon değişikliği, üretimin başka bir ülkeye veya tesise taşınması veya belirli bir pazardan çıkılması gibi nedenlerle faaliyetini kısmen veya tamamen sona erdirebilir. Ne var ki şirketin bir işyerindeki fiilî faaliyetini durdurması, şirketin tüzel kişiliğini veya taraf olduğu sözleşmeleri ortadan otomatik olarak kaldırmaz.

Companies may partially or entirely cease their operations due to economic conditions, restructuring, changes in intra-group organisation, the relocation of production to another country or facility, or withdrawal from a particular market. However, a company's cessation of its actual operations at a workplace does not automatically extinguish its legal personality or terminate the agreements to which it is a party.

Divorce proceedings in the agricultural sector present unique challenges when farmland, livestock, machinery, and generational assets are at stake. From protecting inherited property and ensuring full financial disclosure to managing tax implications and safeguarding business viability, farming families face complex decisions that can impact decades of work and future succession plans.

This third article in the Brazil–Türkiye cattle corridor series looks forward to 2027 and 2028, and considers what happens when a market already under significant pressure must deal simultaneously with an extreme El Niño and a fertiliser market that is not expected to normalise before 2028.

Private landowners may unknowingly lose control of their property when members of the public acquire rights of way through continuous use over 20 years, even without the owner's knowledge or consent. This analysis examines the legal mechanisms available to protect against such claims, including the strategic use of section 31(6) statements under the Highways Act 1980, and explores recent Court of Appeal guidance on what constitutes an 'interruption' to public use following the landmark Roxlena Ltd v Rambler