United Kingdom: Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

The court emphasised the narrow scope of earlier cases where obligations were suspended due to unlawfulness, and granted the lender an order for possession against a property mortgaged by a designated borrower.

Chinese businesses and investors face unique challenges when enforcing debts or acquiring distressed assets in the UK. Understanding the insolvency waterfall, formal enforcement options including administration and receivership, and strategic opportunities like pre-pack sales can provide significant advantages in protecting financial positions and identifying acquisition opportunities at discounted valuations.

Our property solicitors are often asked “What happens next…” once contracts have been exchanged and to help, we have put together a few regularly asked questions to guide you when buying or selling a property.

Welcome everyone to 2026, and to the first of this year's Gatehouse Property Newsletter (incorporating the answer to last month's "Who am I?" – thanks for all who played!).

Bonds are often used by governments to fund infrastructure projects or war spending.

Reconciliation Phase II (Phase II) is to go live in April 2026 for EU EMIR and September 2026 for UK EMIR.

For nearly three decades, a large group of mostly elderly and vulnerable mortgage holders have endured the consequences of a financial product that promised security but delivered profound hardship.

Facilitating sustainable home ownership and enhancing access and flexibility for mortgage borrowers have been at the top of the government's growth agenda for financial services.

On 17 June the European Commission published its long-awaited legislative proposals1 for reviving the European securitisation market (the proposals). This is a significant and wide-ranging package of reforms, aimed at reducing undue obstacles to the growth of the EU securitisation market.